Doc Rivers Explained

Doc Rivers
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:210
League:NBA
Team:Milwaukee Bucks
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:13 October 1961
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Weight Footnote:[1]
High School:Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
College:Marquette (1980–1983)
Draft Year:1983
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:31
Draft Team:Atlanta Hawks
Career Start:1983
Career End:1996
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:25
Coach Start:1999
Years1:
Team1:Atlanta Hawks
Team2:Los Angeles Clippers
Years3:
Team3:New York Knicks
Years4:
Team4:San Antonio Spurs
Cyears1:
Cteam1:Orlando Magic
Cyears2:
Cteam2:Boston Celtics
Cyears3:
Cteam3:Los Angeles Clippers
Cyears4:
Cteam4:Philadelphia 76ers
Cyears5:–present
Cteam5:Milwaukee Bucks
Highlights:As player:

As coach:

Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:9,377 (10.9 ppg)
Stat2label:Assists
Stat2value:4,889 (5.7 apg)
Stat3label:Steals
Stat3value:1,563 (1.8 spg)

Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History.

Rivers played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft. He played point guard for the Hawks from 1983 to 1991 and was later a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers was an All-Star with the Hawks in 1988.

After retiring as a player in 1996, Rivers began his NBA coaching career. He was the head coach of the Orlando Magic from 1999 to 2003, the Boston Celtics from 2004 to 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2020, and the Philadelphia 76ers from 2020 to 2023. Rivers was named the 2000 NBA Coach of the Year in his first season with the Magic and won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008. He was also an analyst for ESPN.

High school and college career

Rivers was a McDonald's All-American for Proviso East High School in the Chicago metropolitan area.[2] He was given his nickname while attending a summer basketball camp at Marquette University while wearing a "Dr. J" t-shirt of Philadelphia 76ers player Julius Erving.[3] Rivers has alternated on whether the nickname originated from Golden Eagles head coach Al McGuire or assistant Rick Majerus.[4] [5] [6]

Rivers later played college ball for Marquette, and played on the U.S. national team at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, in which he led the team to the silver medal, after missing the last shot in the final which the United States lost to the Soviet Union 94–95.

After his third season at Marquette, Rivers was drafted in the second round (31st overall) of the 1983 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He graduated from Marquette by completing course work while he was an active NBA player.

Professional playing career

After three seasons at Marquette, Rivers entered the NBA draft and was a second-round choice of the Atlanta Hawks. Rivers played point guard for the Atlanta Hawks from 1983 to 1991,[7] assisting star Dominique Wilkins as the team found great regular season success. Rivers' first NBA start was against Julius Erving (Dr. J), who referred to Rivers as "Doc" and "made [him] feel like a million bucks".[8]

On March 4, 1986, Rivers recorded a career-high 21 assists in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers.[9] He averaged a double-double for the 1986–87 season with 12.8 points and 10.0 assists per game.[10] In 1988, Rivers played in the NBA All-Star Game.[11] He received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1990.[12] After 8 seasons with the Hawks, Rivers remains their all-time leader in assists with 3,866.

Rivers later spent one year as a starter for the Los Angeles Clippers (1991–1992), two years playing for the New York Knicks (1992–1994), and two years playing for the San Antonio Spurs (1994–1996). Rivers retired after the 1996 season. During his professional career, Rivers would go on to play 864 regular-season games in which he averaged 10.9 points, 5.7 assists, and 3 rebounds per game.[13]

Coaching career

Orlando Magic (1999–2003)

Rivers began his coaching career with the Orlando Magic in 1999,[14] where he coached for more than four NBA seasons.[15] Rivers won the Coach of the Year award in 2000 after his first year with the Magic.[16] Despite having been picked to finish last in that year's standings, Rivers led the Magic close to a playoff berth.

During the Magic's free agency spending spree in the summer of 2000, Rivers tried to assemble a "Big Three" team in the NBA. The Magic were courting free agent Tim Duncan, who came close to signing with the Magic and teaming up with fellow stars Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady. However, Duncan re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs due to Rivers' strict policy of family members not being allowed to travel in the team's plane.[17]

The Magic made the postseason in Rivers's next three years as head coach, but he was fired in 2003 after a 1–10 start to the season.[15]

Boston Celtics (2004–2013)

After spending a year working as a commentator for the NBA on ABC (calling the 2004 Finals with Al Michaels), he was hired by the Boston Celtics as their head coach in 2004. During his first years with the Celtics, he was criticized by many in the media for his coaching style, most vociferously by Bill Simmons, who in 2006 publicly called for Rivers to be fired in his columns.

As a result of the Celtics' 109–93 victory over the New York Knicks on January 21, 2008, Rivers, as the coach of the team with the best winning percentage in the Eastern Conference, earned the honor to coach the East for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans.[18]

On June 17, 2008, Rivers won his first and sole NBA Championship as a head coach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.[19] The Celtics needed an NBA record 26 postseason games to win it. Rivers played for the team that held the previous record for most games played in a single postseason when the New York Knicks played in 25 postseason games during 1994.

Rivers led the Celtics to the 2010 NBA Finals, where they once again faced the Los Angeles Lakers, this time losing the series in seven games. After deliberating between staying on the job or returning to Orlando in order to spend more time with his family, Rivers finally decided that he would honor the last year of his contract and return for the 2010–11 season.[20]

On May 13, 2011, after months of rumors that he would retire, ESPN reported that the Celtics and Rivers had agreed upon a 5-year contract extension worth $35 million.[21] [22] On February 6, 2013, Rivers notched his 400th win with the Celtics in a 99–95 victory over the Toronto Raptors.[23]

Los Angeles Clippers (2013–2020)

On June 25, 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Rivers from the Celtics for an unprotected 2015 NBA first-round draft pick. He also became the senior vice president of basketball operations on the team.[24] In his first season as their head coach, Rivers led the Clippers to a franchise-record 57 wins, garnering the 3rd seed in the Western conference. The 2014 NBA playoffs first round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors was marred when TMZ released an audiotape containing racially insensitive remarks made by the then-Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Though there was a possibility of the Clippers boycotting the series, they instead played on, instead holding a silent protest by leaving their shooting jerseys at center court and obscuring the Clippers logo on their warm-up shirts. Rivers himself stated that he would not return to the Clippers if Sterling remained as owner the following season. NBA commissioner Adam Silver responded to the controversy by banning Sterling from the NBA for life and compelling him to sell the team. The team was sold to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion on August 12, 2014, and Rivers remained with the Clippers.[25]

On June 16, 2014, the Clippers promoted Rivers to president of basketball operations in conjunction with his continuing head coaching duties. Although Dave Wohl was hired as general manager, Rivers had the final say in basketball matters.[26] On August 27, 2014, he signed a new five-year contract with the Clippers.[27]

On January 16, 2015, Rivers became the first NBA coach to coach his own son, Austin Rivers,[28] until June 26, 2018, when Austin Rivers was traded to the Washington Wizards for Marcin Gortat.

On August 4, 2017, Rivers gave up his post as president of basketball operations. However, he continued to split responsibility for basketball matters with executive vice president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank.[29] On May 23, 2018, Rivers and the Clippers agreed to a contract extension.[30]

On May 31, 2019, Rivers made comments on Kawhi Leonard during an appearance on ESPN, stating that "He is the most like Jordan that we've seen", while Leonard was still under contract to the Toronto Raptors.[31] The Clippers were fined $50,000 due to Rivers' comments in violation of the league's anti-tampering rule.[32] The Clippers signed Leonard to a three-year contract on July 10, 2019.[33]

In the 2019–20 season, Rivers earned his 900th win as a head coach after the Clippers won at home against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 8, 2019.[34] In the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers jumped to a 3 games to 1 lead before losing the last three of the best-of-seven series to the Denver Nuggets. Rivers became the first coach in NBA history to have three teams fail to advance from a best-of-seven series after taking a 3 games to 1 lead.[35] He had previously been the only coach in NBA history whose teams had twice failed to advance from a best of seven series after taking a 3–1 lead.[35]

On September 28, 2020, Rivers stepped down following the Clippers' defeat to the Denver Nuggets in the conference semifinals. His record through seven seasons with the team was 356–208, but he was ultimately unable to lead the Clippers to their first conference finals appearance in franchise history.[36]

Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2023)

On October 3, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had hired Rivers as their head coach.[37] The 76ers won their first two games of the 2020–21 season, which earned Rivers his 945th career win, passing Hall of Famer Bill Fitch for 10th on the all-time coaching regular season wins list.[38] The 76ers went on to secure the first seed in the Eastern Conference,[39] and defeated the Washington Wizards in five games in the first round of the playoffs,[40] but lost in the semifinals to the Atlanta Hawks in seven games.[41] On May 14, 2023, the 76ers lost the conference semifinals series to the Celtics;[42] two days later, Rivers was fired, ending his three-year tenure as head coach of the 76ers.[43] [44]

Milwaukee Bucks (2023–present)

Beginning in December 2023, Rivers began serving as an informal consultant to Milwaukee Bucks first-year coach Adrian Griffin at the team's request.[45] On January 26, 2024, after firing Griffin after 43 games,[45] the Bucks announced that Rivers was hired as their head coach.[46] Rivers' first game as the Bucks' head coach was against the Denver Nuggets on January 29, 2024.[47]

Broadcasting career

Following his retirement as a player, Rivers called games for the NBA on TNT before joining the Orlando Magic as head coach in 1999. With TNT Rivers was normally paired with Verne Lundquist and later with Kevin Harlan.[48]

After being fired by the Orlando Magic in 2003, Rivers joined ESPN/ABC's NBA coverage, calling regular season games and the 2004 NBA Finals. Rivers worked on the top broadcast team with Brad Nessler on ESPN and Al Michaels on ABC. After the Finals, he left the broadcast booth to become the head coach of the Boston Celtics. In the summer of 2023, he was added to the lead broadcasting team for ESPN/ABC, joining Mike Breen and Doris Burke.[49] [50] [51] During the semifinals of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament, Rivers worked with TNT commentators Kevin Harlan and Candace Parker during one game, as part of a collaboration between ESPN/ABC and TNT.[52] [53] In January 2024, Rivers left ESPN mid-season to become Milwaukee's head coach.[45]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 81 || 47 || 23.9 || .462 || .167 || .785 || 2.7 || 3.9 || 1.6 || .4 || 9.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 69 || 58 || 30.8 || .476 || .417 || .770 || 3.1 || 5.9 || 2.4 || .8 || 14.1|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 53 || 50 || 29.6 || .474 || .000 || .608 || 3.1 || 8.4 || 2.3 || .2 || 11.5|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 82 || 82 || 31.6 || .451 || .190 || .828 || 3.6 || 10.0 || 2.1 || .4 || 12.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 80 || 80 || 31.3 || .453 || .273 || .758 || 4.6 || 9.3 || 1.8 || .5 || 14.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 76 || 76 || 32.4 || .455 || .347 || .861 || 3.8 || 6.9 || 2.4 || .5 || 13.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 48 || 44 || 31.8 || .454 || .364 || .812 || 4.2 || 5.5 || 2.4 || .5 || 12.5|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 79 || 79 || 32.7 || .435 || .336 || .844 || 3.2 || 4.3 || 1.9 || .6 || 15.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| 59 || 25 || 28.1 || .424 || .283 || .832 || 2.5 || 3.9 || 1.9 || .3 || 10.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|New York| 77 || 45 || 24.5 || .437 || .317 || .821 || 2.5 || 5.3 || 1.6 || .1 || 7.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|New York| 19 || 19 || 26.3 || .433 || .365 || .636 || 2.1 || 5.3 || 1.3 || .3 || 7.5|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|New York| 3 || 0 || 15.7 || .308 || .600 || .727 || 3.0 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .0 || 6.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 60 || 0 || 15.7 || .360 || .344 || .732 || 1.7 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 5.0|-| style="text-align:left;"||style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 78 || 0 || 15.8 || .372 || .343 || .750 || 1.8 || 1.6 || .9 || .3 || 4.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 864 || 605 || 27.3 || .444 || .328 || .784 || 3.0 || 5.7 || 1.8 || .4 || 10.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star| 1 || 0 || 16.0 || .500 || || .455 || 3.0 || 6.0 || || || 9.0

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"|1984| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 5 || || 26.0 || .500 || .000 || .878 || 2.0 || 3.2 || 2.4 || .8 || 13.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|1986| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 9 || 9 || 29.1 || .435 || .500 || .738 || 4.7 || 8.7 || 2.0 || .0 || 12.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|1987| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 8 || 8 || 30.6 || .383 || || .500 || 3.4 || 11.3 || 1.1 || .4 || 7.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|1988| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 12 || 12 || 34.1 || .511 || .318 || .907 || 4.9 || 9.6 || 2.1 || .2 || 15.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|1989| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 5 || 5 || 38.2 || .386 || .316 || .708 || 4.8 || 6.8 || 1.4 || .4 || 13.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|1991| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 5 || 5 || 34.6 || .469 || .091 || .895 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .4 || 15.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|1992| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| 5 || 4 || 37.4 || .446 || .500 || .815 || 3.8 || 4.2 || 1.2 || .0 || 15.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|1993| style="text-align:left;"|New York| 15 || 15 || 30.5 || .453 || .355 || .767 || 2.6 || 5.7 || 1.9 || .1 || 10.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|1995| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 15 || 0 || 21.2 || .389 || .370 || .839 || 1.9 || 1.6 || .9 || .6 || 7.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|1996| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 2 || 0 || 10.0 || .333 || .500 || || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 81 || 58 || 29.5 || .446 || .338 || .767 || 3.3 || 5.9 || 1.5 || .3 || 11.4

Head coaching record

|-| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||41||41|||| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic|||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|-| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||43||39|||| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||4||1||3||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||44||38|||| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic||4||1||3||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||42||40|||| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||7||3||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Orlando| style="text-align:left;"|| 11||1||10|||| style="text-align:center;"|(fired)|||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|—|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||45||37|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||7||3||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||33||49|||| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic|||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||24||58|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|- style="background:#FDE910;"| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||66||16|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||26||16||10||| style="text-align:center;"|Won NBA Championship|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||62||20|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||14||7||7||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||50||32|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||24||15||9||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in NBA Finals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||56||26|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||9||5||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 66||39||27|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||20||11||9||| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in Conference finals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| style="text-align:left;"|| 81||41||40|||| style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Atlantic||6||2||4||| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||57||25|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Pacific||13||6||7||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||56||26||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||14||7||7||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||53||29||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||6||2||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||51||31||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||7||3||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||42||40||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||—||—||—||—| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||48||34||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||6||2||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers| style="text-align:left;"|| 72||49||23||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||13||7||6||| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| style="text-align:left;"|| 72||49||23||||style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic||12||7||5||| style="text-align:center;"| Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||51||31||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||12||6||6||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| style="text-align:left;"|| 82||54||28||||style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||11||7||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conference semifinals|-| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee| style="text-align:left;"||36||17||19||||style="text-align:center;"|1st in Central||6||2||4||| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in First round|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 1,896||1,114||782|||| ||221||113||108|||| 

Personal life

Rivers is the nephew of former NBA player Jim Brewer.[54]

Rivers married wife Kristen in 1986, with whom he had four children, three sons and one daughter. Their oldest son, Jeremiah, played basketball at Georgetown University and Indiana University,[55] and has played in the NBA D-League for the Maine Red Claws. His daughter Callie played volleyball for the University of Florida[56] and is married to NBA player Seth Curry.[57] [58] Rivers's son Austin is an NBA player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2023.[59] His youngest son, Spencer, is a guard who played for Winter Park High School and for UC Irvine.[60] Rivers and Kristen divorced in 2019.[61]

Rivers became good friends with Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves during Rivers's tenure with the Atlanta Hawks. In 2009, Rivers was credited with helping lure Smoltz into signing with the Boston Red Sox while Rivers was the head coach of the Boston Celtics.[62]

Rivers is featured in a Netflix documentary series, "The Playbook." In the first episode, Rivers details his experiences with family, the Celtics championship run and the Donald Sterling situation.

Rivers is a cousin of former NBA guard Byron Irvin and former MLB outfielder Ken Singleton.[63]

Rivers has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[64]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenn Rivers. National Basketball Association. April 14, 2020.
  2. Web site: Rivers reflects on stress son is under: Austin was high school phenom like his father, but Celtics coach says pressure much greater now. February 18, 2012. February 18, 2012. Chicago Tribune. Mitchell . Fred.
  3. Web site: Doc Rivers . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620041615/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/doc_rivers/ . June 20, 2012 . Nba.com . May 1, 2011.
  4. Web site: Tom . Yantz . Doc Rivers Owes His Name to Al McGuire . November 19, 2020. Hartford Courant. January 2006 .
  5. Web site: Noah. Levick. Doc Rivers or Glenn Rivers? Sixers' new head coach answers Marc Zumoff's big question. October 6, 2020. NBC Sports. May 18, 2023.
  6. Web site: Chris. Forsberg. Doc on Majerus: He 'gave me my name'. December 1, 2012. ESPN. May 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: Classic Rivers Bio . Atlanta Hawks . September 25, 2021 . September 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925235708/https://www.nba.com/hawks/history/classic-rivers-bio . dead .
  8. Web site: Lowe . Zach . Q&A: Doc Rivers on the Clippers, being Glenn and more . ESPN . September 29, 2020 . May 16, 2016.
  9. Web site: Impressive night for Rajon Rondo . Forsberg . Chris . ESPN . October 30, 2010 . January 30, 2024.
  10. Web site: Doc Rivers is Clippers' coach only; no longer president of basketball operations . West Suburban Journal . August 27, 2017 . September 25, 2021 . September 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925233652/https://westsuburbanjournal.com/doc-rivers-is-clippers-coach-only-no-longer-president-of-basketball-operations/ . dead .
  11. Web site: How MJ brought defense, competition to 1988 All-Star game . NBC Sports . Johnson . K. C. . March 7, 2021 . January 30, 2024.
  12. Web site: 25 things to know about new Sixers head coach Doc Rivers . Ed . Barkowitz . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 2, 2020 . January 30, 2024.
  13. Encyclopedia: Doc Rivers . Encyclopedia Britannica . April 3, 2024 . Online.
  14. Web site: Doc Rivers' coaching career started in an unexpected place, and got off to an icy start. February 2, 2019. Los Angeles Times.
  15. Web site: Rivers fired after Magic's 10th loss. Associated Press. Gainesville Sun.
  16. Web site: 20-year Orlandoversary: Magic's Doc Rivers named NBA Coach of the Year. Mike. Ferguson. April 26, 2020. Orlando Pinstriped Post.
  17. Web site: Grant Hill confirms the Tim Duncan/Doc Rivers airplane policy story . Orlando Pinstriped Post . Mike . Call . February 15, 2018 . live . March 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217141858/https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2018/2/15/17018756/grant-hill-confirms-the-tim-duncan-doc-rivers-airplane-policy-story . February 17, 2018.
  18. Web site: Doc Rivers to Coach East in 2008 All-Star Game. NBA.com. January 21, 2008. March 15, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305044857/http://www.nba.com/news/rivers_as_080121.html. March 5, 2009. dead.
  19. News: Ring it up!. June 18, 2008. Marc J.. Spears. Boston Globe.
  20. Web site: Rivers returning to coach Celtics. June 30, 2010. Adrian. Wojnarowski. Yahoo! Sports.
  21. Web site: Doc Rivers agrees to 5-year extension with Boston Celtics . ESPN . Forsberg . Chris . May 14, 2011 . April 20, 2012.
  22. Web site: Rivers gets five-year extension as coach of Celtics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516122613/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/13/rivers-contract-celtics.ap/index.html . May 16, 2011 . NBA.com . May 13, 2011 . April 20, 2012.
  23. http://www.nba.com/games/20130206/BOSTOR/gameinfo.html "Celtics at Raptors"
  24. Web site: Rivers Headed to L.A. . NBA.com . Truong . Brian . June 25, 2013.
  25. Web site: Doc Rivers won't return to Clippers under Donald Sterling, per report . SBNation . Vox Media . April 29, 2014.
  26. Web site: Clippers Restructure Basketball Operations Department . Fong . Marcus . NBA.com . June 16, 2014.
  27. Web site: Doc Rivers Agrees to Contract Through 2019 Season . Fong . Marcus . NBA.com . August 27, 2014.
  28. Web site: Markazi . Arash . Austin, Doc say deal made sense . ESPN . January 16, 2015 . November 9, 2020.
  29. Press Release: L.A. Clippers Announce Expansion of Leadership Team Through New Roles for Rivers, Frank . Los Angeles Clippers . NBA.com . Ibarra . Joseph . August 4, 2017.
  30. Web site: L.A. Clippers, Doc Rivers, Agree to Contract Extension . NBA.com . May 23, 2018 . May 23, 2018.
  31. Web site: Youngmisuk . Ohm . Clippers fined $50K for Rivers' Kawhi comments . ESPN . June 5, 2019 . May 31, 2019.
  32. Web site: NBA fines Clippers $50,000 for Rivers' comments . NBA.com . June 1, 2019 . May 31, 2019.
  33. Web site: Kawhi Leonard Signs 3-Year, $103M Max Contract with Clippers . Joseph . Zucker . Bleacher Report.
  34. Web site: Harris . Beth . Doc Rivers earns 900th career win as Los Angeles Clippers beat Portland Trail Blazers . Associated Press . Boston.com . November 8, 2019. January 9, 2020.
  35. Web site: Urbina. Frank. Doc Rivers is the only coach ever to blow three 3–1 series leads. MSN.com. September 15, 2020. September 16, 2020. June 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618003734/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/doc-rivers-is-the-only-coach-ever-to-blow-three-3-1-series-leads/ar-BB195m8v. dead.
  36. Web site: Doc out as Clips coach after surprising playoff exit . ESPN . September 28, 2020 . September 28, 2020.
  37. Web site: Team Names Doc Rivers Head Coach . October 3, 2020 . NBA.com . October 3, 2020.
  38. Web site: Doc Rivers climbs to 10th in career coaching wins . NBA.com . January 18, 2021 . December 26, 2020.
  39. Web site: 76ers secure top seed in Eastern Conference for first time since 2001, but know the real work starts now . CBS Sports . Michael . Kaskey-Blomain . May 15, 2021 . January 30, 2024.
  40. Web site: Sixers finish off Wizards without injured Joel Embiid, leaving second-round status uncertain . USA Today . Moore . Tom . June 2, 2021 . January 30, 2024.
  41. Web site: Another major disappointment as Sixers fall to Hawks, 103-96, in Game 7 on their home court . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Pompey . Keith . June 20, 2021 . January 30, 2024.
  42. Web site: Collier. Jamal. Jayson Tatum's 51 vs. Sixers sends Celtics back to ECF. ESPN. May 14, 2023. April 27, 2024.
  43. Web site: Philadelphia 76ers Part Ways with Head Coach Doc Rivers . NBA.com . May 17, 2023 . May 16, 2023.
  44. Web site: Wojnarowski . Adrian . 76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after three seasons . ESPN . May 16, 2023 . May 16, 2023.
  45. News: Shams. Charania. Eric. Nehm. Bucks hiring Doc Rivers as coach: Sources. subscription. The Athletic. January 24, 2024. January 25, 2024.
  46. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Hire Doc Rivers as Head Coach. NBA.com. January 26, 2024. January 27, 2024.
  47. Web site: Doc Rivers asks the Milwaukee Bucks fandom to be more patient after loss in Denver. January 30, 2024 .
  48. Web site: Rivers May Be Dynamite on TNT. New York Daily News. July 11, 1996. August 4, 2024.
  49. Web site: Rajan . Ronce . 2023-08-14 . ESPN's Reimagined NBA Game and Studio Coverage Plans for 2023-24 Season . 2024-03-22 . ESPN Press Room U.S. . en-US.
  50. Web site: ESPN Revamps No. 1 On-Air NBA Announcing Team & Sets Up History-Making Finals Run For Doris Burke. Tom. Tapp. Deadline Hollywood. August 14, 2023. August 15, 2023.
  51. Web site: Reedy. Joe. August 14, 2023. Doris Burke and Doc Rivers named to ESPN and ABC's top NBA crew. Associated Press News. October 14, 2023.
  52. November 28, 2023. ESPN, TNT Collaborate on Game and Studio Coverage for Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals December 7. ESPN Press Room. November 28, 2023.
  53. November 28, 2023. TNT Sports to Showcase Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Knockout Rounds with Three Nights of Coverage Next Week Across TNT, truTV & Max. Warner Bros. Discovery. November 28, 2023.
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  56. http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20071206/NEWS/71207001/1016 Rivers flows through it – News –
  57. Web site: Dowd . Katie . Seth Curry and Callie Rivers wed in Malibu ceremony. SFGate . September 15, 2019 . September 14, 2019.
  58. Web site: Lifshutz . Hannah . Seth Curry and Doc Rivers' Daughter Are Officially Engaged . Complex . February 17, 2019 . February 16, 2019.
  59. Web site: Denver Nuggets Re-Sign Austin Rivers. NBA.com. September 1, 2021.
  60. Web site: All in the family: UC Irvine's Spencer Rivers gets a chance to make a big impact. March 20, 2019. Los Angeles Times.
  61. Web site: Doc Rivers' Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know . Heavy.com . Warnock . Caroline . July 21, 2023 . January 30, 2024.
  62. News: Doc Rivers Helped Land Smoltz . thesportsdaily.com . August 4, 2022 . January 14, 2009.
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