Doc Rivers Articles - Page 31

The L.A. Clippers made a splash at the trade deadline with the acquisition of center Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Lakers. It appears guard Lou Williams may have had a hand in the deal. Williams had heard about the reported interest in Zubac. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, he highly recommended the young […]

The starters for the 2019 All-Star game have been announced, and now people are waiting to see who will be on the reserve list. For Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, Tobias Harris, his team’s top forward, should receive high consideration as one of the players that will make the All-Star team. Doc Rivers […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been very vocal about the selection of All-Stars this season. He recently suggested that forward Tobias Harris should receive a ton of consideration from coaches because he’s been the team’s ‘best player’. Now, he’s calling for the voting of the All-Star reserves to be televised because he feels […]

L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers believes Denver Nuggets point man Jamal Murray will lead the league scoring one year, a hot take that surprised president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank when he first did. “It’s funny — his rookie year he couldn’t make a shot,” said Rivers, according to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan. “I told […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles has become one of the most valuable players in the league. Before he became a key figure for the Jazz, the Australian was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers, a mistake the franchise regrets to this day. On Wednesday, Clippers coach Doc Rivers recounted the time when his team waived […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin clearly still harbors hard feelings for his former team, the L.A. Clippers, but his reasons are completely understandable. Griffin was sold on being the face of the franchise and rewarded as such with a five-year, $173 million contract during the offseason of 2017, only to be traded in late January […]

It is no secret that Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin holds some ill will against his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. It has been almost been a year since Griffin was traded to the Pistons in the middle of last season, but it appears the 29-year-old still feels a bit aggrieved. Clippers head coach Doc […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins will make his season debut on Friday against the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center, and head coach Doc Rivers is hoping that Boogie plays “awful.” DeMarcus Cousins tore his Achilles tendon last January while playing with the New Orleans Pelicans. It has been a long and grueling rehab process, […]

Doc Rivers and the L.A Clippers fell to the Detroit Pistons Saturday afternoon after 44 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals from star Blake Griffin. The big man shot 13-of-23 shooting from the field, 5-of-13 from beyond the arc, and 13-of-14 from the free throw line as he led his team to a […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been an NBA coach for the last 20 seasons. He’s seen many players come and go, good and bad, loud and quiet. But not many NBA players don’t show emotion, whether or anger or pride, in their work on the floor. It’s the end result of success […]

The NBA season has been full of surprises so far. The Denver Nuggets are currently number one in the Western Conference with a 27-12 record while the Los Angeles Clippers are fourth, winning 24 of their 40 games so far. What’s more impressive is that both teams were able to achieve winning records without any […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had been relieved of his front-office duties by the time the organization mulled over a potential trade of a recently re-signed Blake Griffin. Rivers, who held the title of president and head coach, had agreed to keep coaching while Lawrence Frank took the reins in the front office under […]

When Blake Griffin signed a monstrous five-year, $173 million contract to remain with the L.A. Clippers during the summer of 2017, he thought he would be a Clipper for life. Little did he know he would be one for about seven more months. At the end of January 2018, the Clippers traded Griffin to the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have long been the face of failure for NBA fans. The franchise has the second lowest win percentage ever (40.3%). Despite this being the team’s 49th season, it has never once won a conference finals. All of that aside, things have started to look better for Los Angeles in recent years. […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers have won four of the last six games to close out December, but rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is struggling with what most rookies struggle with at one point or another: consistency. Gilgeous-Alexander has scored in double figures almost every other game over the last month of the season. Over his […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers had a rare practice day Thursday afternoon, 12 hours removed from their home win over the Sacramento Kings and 24 hours away from taking on LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for the purple and gold, it appears as though James will not take the court against the Clippers […]

LOS ANGELES – Doc Rivers and the L.A. Clippers welcomed DeAndre Jordan back inside the halls of Staples Center on Thursday night, and Rivers didn’t hide his pre-game feelings regarding his former All-Star center. “First time here and you know, for him, I hope he gets a grand applause, I mean I think when you […]

During a Dallas Mavericks offensive possession late in the third quarter against the L.A. Clippers, head coach Doc Rivers slipped and fell to the ground. He was arguing with an official and karma gave him a tumble. Doc Rivers down! 😂 https://t.co/V2A2GRuoqZ — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 21, 2018 Thankfully Rivers got up on his own […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is looking out for his guy, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. Doc Rivers has brought in Tyronn Lue to spend time around the team in an informal role, according to Andrew Grief of the Los Angeles Times. Lue will observe and give his thoughts on what he […]

On Saturday night, Paul George led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a tightly contested win against a Western Conference rival, the Los Angeles Clippers. Following his team’s 110-104 defeat, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers admitted to have no answer for George on the evening, and he even went as far as complementing the 28-year-old as […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers believes shooting guard Lou Williams will miss one to two weeks with a hamstring injury. Williams left Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns after playing just 11 minutes with the injury. The Clippers beat the Suns, 123-119, in overtime. Doc Rivers says Lou Williams doesn’t have a “bad […]

LOS ANGELES – The L.A. Clippers fell to the Miami Heat on Saturday night, a game in which Miami had only eight players available to play due to an overwhelming amount of injuries. Heat star Dwyane Wade led his team to the upset victory with 25 points, six rebounds, and six assists in 32 minutes […]

Count Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers among those happy to see that Joakim Noah has found a new NBA home after signing with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. Noah played his first game this season on Thursday in a winning effort against Rivers’ team, tallying four points and three rebounds in 13 minutes. […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t think that endurance will ever be an issue for forward Montrezl  Harrell, according to SB Nation’s Kristian Winfield.  In an interview with SB Nation, Rivers went all-in in pronouncing his faith in Harrell’s conditioning. “He could probably play 58 minutes,” Doc Rivers said. “I don’t think endurance is ever gonna […]

The L.A. Clippers are preparing to take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, their final game of a week-long, four-game road trip. For Doc Rivers’ team, it’s the toughest matchup on the trip going up against Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, and Jaren Jackson Jr. These two teams met a few weeks ago the day […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse have been named the Coaches of the Month for the first month of the NBA season. The Clippers are the biggest surprise of the season thus far. They are 15-7 on the season, tied for first place in the tough Western […]

Through 20 games, the Los Angeles Clippers are 14-6 on the season. That puts them at first place in the rugged Western Conference. No one could have predicted the Clippers would start out this well this season. Despite the hot start, though, head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t want his guys to get complacent. Before the […]

The Celtics are off to a shaky start this season. In fact, they’re currently holding an 11-10 overall record, which is good for the No. 3 spot in the Atlantic Division Standings. Despite their early struggles, former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers still believes the Eastern Conference championship will run through Boston. Prior to the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the game, which makes him almost impossible to gameplan for. Just ask L.A. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who says Antetokounmpo is in the same class as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Appearing on FS1’s Undisputed […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were handed their third consecutive loss by the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Following the tightly contested Western Conference matchup, Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic apparently told Clippers head coach Doc Rivers that the only reason his team emerged victorious was because Lady Luck was smiling at them on […]

The L.A. Clippers have been rolling to start the season, off to a start no one expected them to at 12-6. While they’re clicking on all cylinders, a bit of a concerning report surfaced on Thanksgiving that guard Milos Teodosic was considering a return to Europe. The report even stated that he was looking at […]

The L.A. Clippers suffered a tough defeat at the hands of the Washington Wizards prior to the Thanksgiving Day break, but they responded with an impressive 112-107 victory over the Western Conference’s top-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. Montrezl Harrell led the way for the Clippers with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocked shots. Danilo Gallinari added […]

Many believed that the Los Angeles Clippers would be one of the teams out in the loaded Western Conference that would not make the playoffs. But after winning seven of their last 10 games, they’re headed in the right direction. Although the Clippers blew a huge lead against the dysfunctional Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers was left befuddled by his team’s gritty 127-119 road win over the Brooklyn Nets last Saturday, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. #Clippers’ Doc Rivers after last night’s win over the #Nets – “Nothing made any sense honestly. This was a game for us tonight that we had to […]

Klay Thompson made headlines when he said that the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t do anything special on defense. When he was asked about Thompson’s comments, Doc Rivers downplayed the comments to Tomer Azerly of ClutchPoints: “It wasn’t special, it was good. So I agree with Klay. I hear all that. Even if you don’t hear it […]

LOS ANGELES – The city of Thousand Oaks, California, known for it’s reputation of being one of the safest communities out there, suffered a horrific attack on Wednesday, November 7th when a gunman entered Borderline Bar and Grill on college night and killed 12 people, including one Ventura County Sheriff’s sergeant, before turning the gun […]

LOS ANGELES – Heading into the season, a lot of the talk surrounding the L.A. Clippers is that they were a deep team where talented players at the end of the bench would sit on some nights. Last Friday night against the Orlando Magic, it was veteran big man Marcin Gortat, who saw his 172 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made a major change to their front-office structure in 2017 when Doc Rivers gave up his title of president of basketball operations at the behest of Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. Lawrence Frank took over the position, but Rivers still is involved in the decision-making process. “There were too many things where […]

The L.A. Clippers are sending Jerome Robinson to the G League and Doc Rivers explains his decision as a product of the depth he has at his fingertips. The Clippers second unit is stacked with solid players and the backcourt is filled with legitimate talent. Unfortunately, that means Robinson will have to spend time in […]