Austin Rivers went there. The former NBA player opened the Pandora's box by suggesting that more athletes from his league could play in the NFL than footballers could play in the NBA.
Rivers received widespread attention online for his comment about NBA players vs. NFL players. The son of Doc Rivers joined “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday and talked with McAfee about potential football/basketball crossover players.
JJ Redick was the talk of the sports world Tuesday for lambasting his former Clippers coach, Doc Rivers. Now, several people have fired back at Reddick's criticism.
Lakers star LeBron James has not been shy about his desire to play in the NBA alongside his son Bronny. Retired NBA guard Austin Rivers doesn’t want to see it happen.
Dillon Brooks gave himself a new nickname. That’s never a good idea. Brooks told reporters, “My name is Dillon the Villain,” after referees ejected him from the Houston Rockets’ first preseason game for hitting Daniel Theis below the belt.
Austin Rivers took the proactive approach to finding a job and called Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens to forward his resume.
The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired veteran guard Austin Rivers from the New York Knicks at Thursday's NBA trade deadline and he still has not reported to the team. The Thunder waived Rivers on Sunday.
Rivers has elected to opt out of his deal and explore free agency. He was set to earn $2.37 million during the 2020-21 season under his previous agreement.