1. Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers was born on October 13,1961 and is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.
36 Facts About Doc Rivers
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Doc Rivers 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.
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Doc Rivers 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.
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Doc 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.
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Doc Rivers was a McDonald's All-American for Proviso East High School in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Doc Rivers 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.
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Doc Rivers has alternated on whether the nickname originated from Golden Eagles head coach Al McGuire or assistant Rick Majerus.
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Doc Rivers graduated from Marquette by completing course work while he was an active NBA player.
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Doc Rivers played point guard for the Atlanta Hawks from 1983 to 1991, assisting star Dominique Wilkins as the team found great regular season success.
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On March 4,1986, Doc Rivers recorded a career-high 21 assists in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Doc Rivers received the J Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1990.
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Doc Rivers later spent one year as a starter for the Los Angeles Clippers, two years playing for the New York Knicks, and two years playing for the San Antonio Spurs.
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Doc Rivers played for the United States national team during the 1982 FIBA World Championship in Colombia.
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Doc Rivers began his coaching career with the Orlando Magic in 1999, where he coached for more than four NBA seasons.
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Doc Rivers won the Coach of the Year award in 2000 after his first year with the Magic.
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On June 17,2008, Doc Rivers won his first and sole NBA Championship as a head coach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.
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Doc 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.
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Doc Rivers led the Celtics to the 2010 NBA Finals, where they faced the Los Angeles Lakers, this time losing the series in seven games.
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On May 13,2011, after months of rumors that he would retire, ESPN reported that the Celtics and Doc Rivers had agreed upon a 5-year contract extension worth $35 million.
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Doc Rivers became the senior vice president of basketball operations on the team.
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Doc Rivers himself stated that he would not return to the Clippers if Sterling remained as owner the following season.
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On May 31,2019, Doc 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.
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Doc 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.
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On September 28,2020, Doc Rivers stepped down following the Clippers' defeat to the Denver Nuggets in the conference semifinals.
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On May 14,2023, the 76ers lost the conference semifinals series to the Celtics; two days later, Doc Rivers was fired, ending his three-year tenure as head coach of the 76ers.
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On January 26,2024, after firing Griffin after 43 games, the Bucks announced that Doc Rivers was hired as their head coach.
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Doc Rivers' first game as the Bucks' head coach was a loss to the reigning champion Denver Nuggets on January 29,2024.
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Doc Rivers worked on the top broadcast team with Brad Nessler on ESPN and Al Michaels on ABC.
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In January 2024, Doc Rivers left ESPN mid-season to become Milwaukee's head coach.
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Doc Rivers is the nephew of former NBA player Jim Brewer.
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Doc Rivers married wife Kristen in 1986, with whom he had four children, three sons and one daughter.
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Doc Rivers's son Austin is an NBA player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2023.
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Doc Rivers's youngest son, Spencer, is a guard who played for Winter Park High School and for UC Irvine.
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Doc Rivers became good friends with Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves during Doc Rivers's tenure with the Atlanta Hawks.
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In 2009, Doc Rivers was credited with helping lure Smoltz into signing with the Boston Red Sox while Doc Rivers was the head coach of the Boston Celtics.
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Doc Rivers is a cousin of former NBA guard Byron Irvin and former MLB outfielder Ken Singleton.