Deseret News · Feb 28, 2019
Clippers coach Doc Rivers explains the timeout he took to honor Dirk Nowitzki
LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers talks with LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) after Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder (99) was hit with a technical foul as the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers play at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.
SALT LAKE CITY — With 9.4 seconds remaining Monday in his team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks and his Los Angeles Clippers leading 121-112, Doc Rivers called a timeout.
The Clippers coach didn’t want to talk to his team. He wanted to address the crowd, which he made abundantly clear when he grabbed the microphone from the P.A. announcer.