"I think he wanted to go one of two places," said Rivers. Standing inside the TD Garden, the Clippers head coach continued, "He wanted to come back here or he wanted to finish his career at home where he grew up, and I think it's really cool for me that I can be a part of that."
This answers the question of why the Clippers signed Chuck Hayes, when there had been rumored mutual interest between Big Baby and the Clippers all off-season to bring him back to the team.