Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers looks on during a NBA game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers on November 18, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Image PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday officially announced the hire of Doc Rivers as the team's next head coach.
News on the Sixers courtship of Rivers, a veteran NBA coach with more than 20 years experience, began after he was let go from his post with the Los Angeles Clippers.