ESPN.com · Apr 21, 2023
Doc Rivers says NBA must address teams goading star players
NEW YORK -- Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers gave an impassioned speech Friday in defense of Joel Embiid's kick at Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton, saying the NBA needs to do something about teams trying to goad star players into retaliatory actions during games.
"I'm going to say this, and I probably shouldn't: I didn't think Draymond [Green] should have been suspended," Rivers said Friday, referring to the Golden State Warriors star's suspension for stomping on the Sacramento Kings' Domantas Sabonis. "And I think the league is setting up a very dangerous precedent right now, and this is not me campaigning, and I'm dead serious.