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Doc Rivers is a wanted man. The Brooklyn Nets continue to search for a new head coach following their decision to part ways with P.J. Carlesimo, a quest that reportedly led them to Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. According to Jackie MacMullan of ESPNBoston.com, the Nets reached out to Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, [...]

A couple of times during his tenure as Boston Celtics head coach, Doc Rivers’ return the following season was up in the the air. Then he was signed to an extension and that talk went away for a while. This offseason is no different, and there are also questions around Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett’s [...]

The Boston Celtics are down 2-0 to the Knicks and thinks don’t look to optimistic even though they’re headed home. In game 2, Kevin Garnett was in foul trouble early, and was part of the reason why he finished with just 12 point, while grabbing 11 boards. Celtics coach Doc Rivers thinks the officiating wrongfully [...]

And you thought Doc Rivers didn’t have a sense of humor. Following the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rivers played an April Fools joke on reporters. Doc to us reporters after the game — “I really like you guys…April Fools!” — Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) April 2, 2013 Rivers can often be seen looking [...]

Doc Rivers isn’t happy with the Boston Celtics, and we can’t really blame him. After losing four straight games, the Celtics went on a six game winning streak, one that included four victories over playoff hopefuls. Since then, Boston has dropped another three in a row, two of which have come against an Eric Gordon-less [...]

The Celtics are old. This we know. But old doesn’t necessarily mean veteran according to Doc Rivers. There are some new faces in Boston, but they will gel eventually. “Where I think people get mixed up, there’s a difference between a veteran team and a lot of veterans on a team,” Rivers said. “This is [...]

To many Celtics fans, they absolutely loved the fact that Rajon Rondo stood up to Kris Humphries after Humphries fould Garnett. It showed that the Celtics have each others back. But apparently, Doc Rivers doesn’t feel the same way. Let’s just say he wasn’t amused by Rondo’s behavior: “If I’m Brooklyn and the league, you’ve [...]

September 18, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim The Miami Heat make everyone look old. I mean, everyone. They make dynasties look antiquated before they’re even officially dynasties. Every fast break, every globetrotter alley-oop attempt was a slap in the face against which teams had no defense. For every game played against the Heat last year, it [...]

August 1, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When Ray Allen left Boston for Miami, it was widely speculated that his turbulent relationship with Rajon Rondo was to blame. While that’s probably part of it, Doc Rivers has decided to take some of th blame. “People can use all the Rondo stuff – and it was [...]

May 17, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The ink has barely dried on Doc Rivers’ new contract with the Celtics. Now he must undergo throat surgery, which shouldn’t impact his ability to bark instructions from the sidelines next season. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers has returned to Boston from his Orlando, Fla., home to undergo [...]