Doc Rivers has Phil Jackson’s back! He thinks Phil deserved better from the Lakers and went on record about it…
Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers gave his take on the Lakers’ coaching change to Chris Russo (SirusXM’s Mad Dog Radio) on Tuesday, criticizing the organization for their handling of Phil Jackson.
“I didn’t like the way it was done,” said Rivers. “I don’t think you embarrass anybody.”
After relieving Mike Brown of his coaching duties, the Lakers had initial talks with Jackson. While the team’s former coach (and 11-time NBA champion) was mulling over the possibilities, the Lakers instead hired Mike D’Antoni for the job.
“Whether you like Phil or not, he’s won a lot of titles and I think he was owed more than that treatment, in my opinion, especially [from] that franchise,” continued Rivers.
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WRITTEN BY Eric Pincus & FULL STORY HERE
