DOC RIVERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Austin Rivers is letting his former LA Clippers teammate have it.In an appearance on FOX Sports 1’s “Undisputed” on Wednesday, Rivers was asked about ex-teammate Glen “Big Baby” Davis’ feud with his father, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, and Davis’ recent comments that the Rivers father-son dynamic had caused resentment in the Clippers locker room.“That’s a bunch...

Pot meet kettle. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers seems to have a short memory. Less than a decade after his old Boston Celtics squad won the NBA title following the acquisitions of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, Rivers is now speaking out against Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors. And it’s pretty glorious. “It is tough when you see a guy join...

Jerry West is a man in demand.Mr. Clutch has been an advisor for the Golden State Warriors since 2011, helping the team develop into a record-breaking franchise. West is under contract with the Warriors through July as a member of their executive board, and ESPN’s Marc Stein says the Los Angeles Clippers want to hire him.The Clippers are facing a critical time for their franchise...

As it turns out, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers felt the same way many of us did when Kevin Durant chose to join the Golden State Warriors.In an appearance on ESPN’s “Mike & Mike” on Tuesday, Rivers discussed the former MVP’s decision to head to the Bay Area.“It is tough when you see a guy join a team, in Durant’s case, what he did this year,” Rivers said, per...

The plan is sound and it might still bear fruit. The season will probably officially end for the Boston Celtics Thursday night. Realistically, it was over before the Eastern Conference Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers started. Even the most hardcore, Larry Bird-jersey wearing Southie zealot had to know. LeBron James could have played with one arm in a sling. (It looked like he...

We know it’s time for the Los Angeles Clippers to blow it all up. We’ve known this to be true for months now. But after watching the Clippers blow yet another playoff lead, this time to the Utah Jazz, we can confidently say this is a team in need of a brand new identity.Los Angeles had control of the series after three games, up 2-1. But as Clippers fans can tell you, that means...

After some quiet speculation that Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers might leave the team following the playoffs, it now looks like Rivers will play out the remaining two years of his contract in Southern California.“Rivers isn’t leaving the Clippers. He’s owed $22 million-plus over the next two years, and he has the confidence of Ballmer,” Yahoo Sports! Adrian Wojnarowski...

The Los Angeles Clippers’ first playoff game this year ended as a 97-95 loss to the Utah Jazz thanks to a Joe Johnson buzzer-beater, and head coach Doc Rivers wasn’t happy about it. In his post-game press conference about Saturday’s loss, Rivers was asked about the circumstances that led to that Johnson shot, specifically about the Clippers’ Chris Paul making a game-tying...

Doc Rivers, like many, has thus far fallen short of propelling the Los Angeles Clippers to the top of the NBA. But he’s not in any mood to discuss abandoning his current project, either.On Saturday night, Rivers made it clear that he still wants to continue coaching and has no designs on doing it anywhere besides Los Angeles.“Clippers head coach Doc Rivers shot down a question...

Is Doc Rivers already looking at his next destination after his time with the Los Angeles Clippers comes to an end?According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, there is “persistent chatter” that Rivers and the Orlando Magic could reunite at some point in the future.It’s unclear at what point that might be, but Stein says it may be sooner than one might think. The struggling Clippers have...