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Los Angeles ClippersAustin Rivers reflects on relationship with father and coach Doc Rivers

The bond between a father and son is a special one and one that has created great basketball players in the NBA. One of these duos includes Los Angeles Clippers’ head coach Doc Rivers and Clippers’ guard Austin Rivers. After losing their best two players to injury, the Clippers now find themselves down 3-2 to […]

Los Angeles ClippersDoc Rivers addresses the idea of there being a "Clippers curse"

The injury bug is not only restricted to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. When it was revealed that Curry would be out through at least the first few games of the Western Conference Semifinals, and perhaps even longer, it appeared that the Los Angeles Clippers had the opening they needed to upset Golden State […]

Los Angeles ClippersDoc Rivers discusses Blake Griffin's availability for Game 5

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Clippers were not only dealt a Game 4 defeat at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers that evened the series; they also lost Chris Paul to a fractured hand, and now they might be without Blake Griffin as well. Shortly after CP3 went down, Griffin suffered a left […]

Boston CelticsDoc Rivers Struggles With His Memory Of Game 6 Of The 2008 Finals

Before Doc Rivers and his Clippers faced Kobe Bryant for the final time on Wednesday night, he recalled some amusing memories from his days facing the Mamba in the Finals while coaching the Boston Celtics. Rivers provided an inside look into the final moments of Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals and how he […]

Boston CelticsDoc Rivers Reveals The Moment He Became Afraid Of Kobe Bryant

Doc Rivers and Kobe Bryant have been going at it for two decades now, even though they never actually played against each other. When Doc retired from the NBA in 1996, Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Hornets before being quickly moved to the Lakers. Rivers began coaching under the Spurs‘ brilliant Gregg Popovich, and […]

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