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Former NBA player-turned-analyst Chauncey Billups compared Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura to Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers. Head coach Doc Rivers quickly shut down the comparison, however, asking for analysts to let Hachimura come into his own. Rivers believes that it’s too early to compare Hachimura — the ninth overall pick in the […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers believes that Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is a combination of James Harden, Larry Bird and LeBron James Before the Clippers played the Mavs on Tuesday, Rivers was asked about a comparison for Doncic’s playing style. In response, the veteran champion coach said he sees some LeBron, Bird […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t think Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is 20-years-old because the Mavs’ point-forward is playing too good. Rivers says Doncic “plays too well to be whatever age they say he is.” Doc Rivers on Luka Doncic: “He’s not young. … He plays too well to be whatever age […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has no intentions of reprimanding his point guard Patrick Beverley, who became the first player to get fined for flopping in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. The 31-year-old defensive pest has been fined $5,000  by the league for violating the league’s anti-flopping rules during the 9:00 minute mark […]

The last time the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets faced off, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was ejected to the delight of his son, Rockets guard Austin Rivers. The two teams meet again on Friday, this time at Staples Center. Doc wants Austin to be the one who gets ejected this time around: Doc […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George has some heartwarming words of praise for coach Doc Rivers, encouraging his well-rounded approach, from Xs and Os to his interpersonal skills: Paul George on Doc Rivers – “Doc is just phenomenal from play calling to kind of just being a father figure… I think just the relationship with […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach and former Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers praised Boston’s aggressiveness in signing All-Star point guard Kemba Walker this past summer. Rivers called the move “huge” ahead of the Clippers’ matchup with the Celtics on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Rivers also stated that Walker’s reputation as a “glue guy” was […]

The NBA season is not yet a month old and the questions surrounding player rest — or “load management” — have already come to the forefront. The Los Angeles Clippers have been central to that due to Kawhi Leonard’s presence on their roster. On the issue of resting players and letting their record sacrifice, Clippers […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and his new star Paul George hyped up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the star of the future for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander was the centerpiece of the return package sent by the Clippers in return for Paul George, alongside Danilo Gallinari and five first-round picks. The Kentucky product […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers are a little over two years removed from the “Lob City” era. Doc Rivers is still coaching the Clippers, but Chris Paul has been traded twice since his decision to move on from L.A. Blake Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons back in early 2018, and DeAndre […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard continues to be hampered by minor injuries. Luckily for the Western Conference franchise, though, the key word in that sentence is “minor.” According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Leonard has once again avoided a serious setback with regards to his ailing left knee. Leonard was diagnosed […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans who saw their team take down the Atlanta Hawks by 49 points on Saturday could be worried for Kawhi Leonard. Doc Rivers says not to worry. This has been the second straight night Kawhi Leonard has been out due to his knee contusion. Yet, head coach Doc Rivers was quick to […]

It’s a strange thing to hear, but Paul George’s 33-point debut for the Los Angeles Clippers was a performance he was far from happy with. That fact gives Clippers coach Doc Rivers an entire world’s worth of delight. Rivers was interviewed after the team’s 132-127 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans to hear his opinion […]

While Paul George was disappointed in his debut with the Los Angeles Clippers, head coach Doc Rivers thought otherwise. Rives effusively praised his new star despite a 132-127 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans: “He was sensational,” said Rivers, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic. “We ran some good stuff for him. … He’s […]

Tony Brothers, the lead official in the Los Angeles Clippers-Houston Rockets game on Wednesday, explained why Doc Rivers was ejected late in the game. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, Brothers said that Rivers was given a chance to calm himself down after receiving his first technical foul (which he got after expressing his dissatisfaction […]

The moment when Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers went close to Los Angeles Clippers head coach (and Austin’s father) Doc Rivers to urge the referees to give him a technical and have him ejected — the scenes it created was meme-worthy in and of itself as you rarely see a child throwing his parent under […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was ejected from Wednesday night’s 102-93 loss to the Houston Rockets. The explanation he received for it wasn’t a good one either. With 4:35 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Clippers leading 86-85, Rivers called a coach’s challenge after an out-of-bounds call resulted in a turnover. Does this […]

It’s going to be an awkward Thanksgiving in the Rivers household as Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers urged the referees to give his father– LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers — a technical that eventually got him ejected during the Rockets’ 102-93 triumph over Los Angeles. The elder Rivers were arguing with the officials about […]

NBA veteran Austin Rivers has had to play under his father, Doc Rivers, for multiple years in his career as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, Austin is on the Houston Rockets, a fierce rival of the Clips. The two teams faced off on Wednesday night, and Doc was ejected after a fiery […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was having none of his squad’s early struggles against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Trailing by 17 early in the second quarter, Rivers called a timeout to rip into his squad, attempting to light a fire under his group. Doc Rivers just went off on the Clippers heading into the […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers squeezed out another win on Monday night, this time over the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors. Not only did they defeat the champs without Paul George in the lineup, they also did so with 2019 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard shooting just 2-of-11 from the field and 0-of-4 […]

Paul George was deemed healthy enough to finally make his Los Angeles Clippers debut against the Toronto Raptors, but he still remained in the team’s inactive list on Monday. Fans are now expecting him to suit up in the Clips’ next game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Head coach Doc Rivers, however, said that […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has opened up about his historic season with the Toronto Raptors. According to the reigning Finals MVP, Leonard always possessed a positive outlook about the organization and the city of Toronto: “I never went in with a negative mindset,” Leonard said, via Eric Koreen of The Athletic. “Playing with […]

Win the LA Clippers’ win over the Trail Blazers on Thursday, Doc Rivers just notched his 900th win as a head coach. Check out the all-time winning list below, per NBA. 👏 Congrats to Doc Rivers of the @LAClippers for earning his 9⃣0⃣0⃣th win! pic.twitter.com/Bg5CO05Evn — NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2019 Rivers started his head […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were $50,000 by the NBA for a comment that head coach Doc Rivers made about Kawhi Leonard being ‘healthy’ ahead of the team’s matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. What ultimately got the Clippers fined was that the team said that Leonard was dealing with an ‘ongoing injury to the patella tendon […]

Despite the recent disarray surrounding the load management of Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers have no definitive plan to keep their star forward from playing in back-to-back games for the remainder of the season, according to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has echoed this publicly: “We […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have tried to navigate a murky situation with their All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard after deeming him not healthy enough to take part in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The game was the first of a back-to-back and one broadcasted on national television, which called for some uproar after Leonard missed […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers used his second challenge of the season in Wednesday night’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, and for the second time, he lost it as well as a timeout. With 7:18 left in the fourth quarter of a tightly contested game against reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

Doc Rivers has a pretty simple approach when preparing his Los Angeles Clippers against Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo: “stand in there and take the fire.” Antetokounmpo is one of the most dominant players in the game today, and Rivers acknowledged that before they take on Giannis and Co. Wednesday evening. Doc Rivers on Giannis: […]

The LA Clippers have been in the news over the course of this week due to the fact that superstar Kawhi Leonard will miss his second game of the season due to load management. While those that hold an older viewpoint might not understand the health benefits of high-level athletes resting their bodies every once […]

L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley and head coach Doc Rivers shared the sentiments expressed by Los Angeles Lakers’ star Anthony Davis on Monday afternoon. Having brought forth a significant share of the NBA’s talent pool, past and present, Chicago native Davis said the Windy City was the Mecca of Basketball, not New York. “It is,” […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has recently provided another update on the status of his prized swingman, Paul George, who has yet to make his Clippers debut as the 29-year-old continues to recover from the shoulder surgeries he underwent during the offseason. According to Rivers, George is taking the necessary steps toward his […]

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard put on his best Michael Jordan impression once again for the L.A. Clippers on Sunday night when they took down the Utah Jazz, 105-94. Leonard scored 18 of this team-high 30 points in the fourth quarter, leading a furious rally in the final 12 minutes that saw the Clippers outscore […]

As expected, Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers are going to load manage star small forward Kawhi Leonard this season. Load management worked well for Leonard last season with the Toronto Raptors. Leonard was fairly fresh in the playoffs and led Toronto to its first-ever championship, winning his second Finals MVP along the way. […]

The Utah Jazz have gotten off to a successful 3-1 start to the season, but newcomer Mike Conley has struggled in his first few games in a new uniform. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who will face the Jazz on Wednesday, noted it’s only a matter of time before Conley becomes more comfortable […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers got back on track Monday night in a 111-96 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Kawhi Leonard led the way with 30 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, and three blocked shots on the night. He had some significant help on the defensive end in this one, however, thanks […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost their first game of the 2019-20 season on Saturday on the road against the Phoenix Suns, who were missing their former number-one overall draft pick center Deandre Ayton due to a suspension. In the high-scoring affair, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers pulled All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard, the mega free agent […]

The Phoenix Suns had arguably the most shocking win of the young season when they took down the LA Clippers on Saturday night, 130-122. After the game, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers expressed his displeasure in the way his team played: “You have a couple of these games where you’re just late on everything,” Rivers […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers’ matchup with the Phoenix Suns, head coach Doc Rivers shared his thoughts on the upcoming opponent. When asked about what point guard Ricky Rubio brings to the Suns, Rivers jokingly responded by calling him a ‘clever little f—er.’ Doc Rivers on what Rubio brings to the #Suns: “He’s a […]