Doc Rivers to be Named Coach of Milwaukee Bucks, According to Multiple Reports

The experienced Doc Rivers will be named coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, several American media announced Wednesday the day after the dismissal of Adrian Griffin. CNN, The Athletic and even ESPN, NBA broadcaster for which Rivers is a star consultant this season, announce an agreement between the coach and the Wisconsin franchise.

Doc Rivers was fired by the Philadelphia Sixers in May 2023, after an elimination in the play-offs at the Eastern Conference semi-finals. At 62, Rivers will take the reins of a fifth NBA franchise, after Orlando (1999-2004), the Boston Celtics (2004-2013), whom he led to the title in 2008, and the Los Angeles Clippers (2013- 2020) and Philadelphia (2020-2023).

In Milwaukee, the American will join a team second in the Eastern Conference standings (30 wins – 13 losses), which on Tuesday fired its coach Adrian Griffin, who arrived last summer to replace Mike Budenholzer, who was fired after a defeat. in the first round of the 2023 play-offs.

2024-01-24 23:27:43
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