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Doc Rivers Gets Involved in LeBron and KG Beef

Doc Rivers Gets Involved in LeBron and KG Beef

Just leave it alone, Doc. LeBron James took exception to the way Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce treated Ray Allen after he left the Boston Celtics for the Miami Heat in 2012. He thought they were hypocrites for dissing a former teammate after he left for greener pastures, before doing the same thing. And he [...]

October 24, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Doc Rivers Didn’t Want Clippers to Trade DeAndre Jordan for Garnett

Doc Rivers Didn’t Want Clippers to Trade DeAndre Jordan for Garnett

After Doc Rivers officially became coach of the Clippers, they were still in talks with Boston regarding Kevin Garnett and or Paul Pierce. The Clippers would’ve had to give up DeAndre Jordan in order for that to happen. Apparently, it looks like the reason that didn’t go down is because Doc Rivers didn’t want it [...]

October 8, 2013 admin Rumors 0

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers Didn’t Want to Rebuild Celtics

Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers Didn’t Want to Rebuild Celtics

Surprise, surprise. Paul Pierce recently admitted that neither he nor Doc Rivers nor Kevin Garnett was prepared to endure a rebuild for the Boston Celtics. Shocking right? Not exactly. Speaking with SLAM Magazine’s Adam Figman, The Truth was very candid about what went down in Beantown: Well, I know the insides with everything that’s going [...]

August 9, 2013 admin Blogs 1

Chris Paul Is ‘Excited’ to Play for Doc Rivers and LA Clippers

Chris Paul Is ‘Excited’ to Play for Doc Rivers and LA Clippers

Chris Paul is excited to return to the Los Angeles Clippers. Don’t underestimate the power of excitement. It’s always better than hearing “Oh crap, I’m still playing here?” According to Arash Markazi of ESPN Los Angeles, Paul harbors no such resentment or regret about remaining in Los Angeles: “I’m excited,” Paul told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “I’m excited [...]

July 8, 2013 admin Blogs 1

Doc Rivers Trade Allows NY Knicks to Move on from Chris Paul

Doc Rivers Trade Allows NY Knicks to Move on from Chris Paul

Chris Paul was never going to join Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks. Never, ever. Now that Doc Rivers has joined the Los Angeles Clippers, we can finally accept that. The Boston Celtics agreed to part ways with their long-time head coach in exchange for an unprotected first-round draft pick from the Clippers in [...]

June 24, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Doc Rivers “Traded” to the Clippers

Doc Rivers “Traded” to the Clippers

Whether or not Doc Rivers forced this “trade” to the Clippers is unclear. But what we do know is that he wasn’t interested in being a part of a Celtics rebuild. Based on that information, the perception is that he was on board with this move. That doesn’t bode well for Doc with being welcome [...]

June 24, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 1

NBA Rumor: David Stern Ready To Veto Any Doc Rivers Trade To the Clippers

NBA Rumor: David Stern Ready To Veto Any Doc Rivers Trade To the Clippers

Over the last few weeks, instead of the NBA universe being abuzz over next week’s underwhelming prospects for the 2013 NBA Draft, the biggest news coming out of the Association are some juicy rumors about the on again-off again talks between the Celtics and Clippers involving Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan, and coach Doc Rivers. Although [...]

June 21, 2013 admin Allen Moll 0

Celtics Interested in Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau to Replace Doc Rivers?

Celtics Interested in Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau to Replace Doc Rivers?

Like the Boston Celtics aren’t already linked to enough mayhem. Boston and the Los Angeles Clippers are currently engaged in talks about a trade that would send Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers (and potentially Paul Pierce) to Tinseltown in exchange for DeAndre Jordan and Caron Butler, among other pieces, one of which the Celtics had [...]

June 17, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Report: Doc Rivers and Clippers Have Mutual Interest

Report: Doc Rivers and Clippers Have Mutual Interest

Doc Rivers is on the fence about returning as Celtics coach, to say the least. Even though he has three years remaining on his deal, he’s apparently leery about being a part of a rebuild, which appears to be in Boston’s future. Will L.A. be his next stop? According to reports, there is mutual interest [...]

June 14, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 2

Report: Doc Rivers Feels it’s “Time For a Change”

Report: Doc Rivers Feels it’s “Time For a Change”

Every year seems as if Doc Rivers is unsure as to how long he wants to coach. And with the Celtics staring at a semi-rebuilding process in the next few years or so, it probably makes the idea of continuing to coach less favorable for Doc. According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, Doc Rivers feels that [...]

June 13, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 0