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Doc Rivers Says He’s Not on Popovich’s Level
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated15 Oct 2021
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But the praise Clippers coach Doc Rivers directed toward the five-time champion would flatter anyone.
“I think he’s the best coach (Gregg Popovich) in our era,” Rivers said. “I guess Phil (Jackson) and him would be the two. The three in history are Red (Auerbach), Phil and him.”
“I’m not on that level,” Rivers said. “I’m being serious. There’s guys that are on a different level, and he is one of them.”
