The Rivers household isn’t sitting again quietly.
After former NBA guard and present ESPN analyst JJ Redick took Doc Rivers to job on “First Take” on Tuesday, the son of the brand new Bucks head coach defended his dad.
After Redick claimed the brand new Milwaukee bench boss was “making excuses” for a 3-7 begin since taking on the crew, Austin Rivers went on “NBA Right this moment” to not solely defend his dad but additionally name out the ex-guard.
Redick, who performed with Austin and was coached by Doc with the Clippers, went so far as to say that there’s “by no means accountability” with the Bucks head coach.
Austin defended his dad and mentioned he will get loads of blame when issues have gone fallacious with the groups he coaches.
“For somebody who just isn’t accountable, he appears to at all times be held accountable. Contemplating he’s the man who’s at all times fired at any time when issues don’t go proper,” he mentioned. “He obtained fired within the bubble for a 3-1 lead vs. the Denver Nuggets when half his crew didn’t need to be there.
“Then he will get fired for dropping to a crew that was favored over him, which was the Celtics final yr.”
He then referred to as into query why Redick even went after his dad within the first place, seemingly intimating that it stemmed from one thing throughout his Los Angeles stint.
“Your greatest years within the NBA have been whenever you performed for him and the Clippers. Let’s not overlook that. I don’t know if there’s frustration there or there’s stress between you,” Rivers mentioned. “I do know lots of the time we needed to sit you on the finish of the sport on account of protection.
“It’s simply very ironic and type of bizarre that you’ve got this vitality towards him, by way of him by no means, ever being accountable contemplating he was at all times accountable.”
Redick, in an fascinating connection, took over for Rivers on ESPN’s prime sport broadcast group when the coach left his TV deal to return to the NBA.
Issues haven’t gone properly for Milwaukee’s star-studded group since Rivers took over, dropping the final two video games, together with a 113-110 sport to the undermanned Grizzlies within the matchup earlier than the All-Star break.
That led to Rivers saying that the crew “had some guys in Cabo,” which, partly, led to Redick’s rant.
Whereas Rivers has been defended vociferously by his son and Patrick Beverley, Redick appeared to have at the very least one supporter in ex-NBAer and Clipper Marcin Gortat, who posted a inexperienced checkmark emoji on X in reference to Redick’s rip job of the coach.
The Bucks have the second half to show issues round as they search one other title.