Throughout the Donald Sterling controversy, Doc Rivers threatened to step down as head coach of the Clippers. To show how valuable Rivers is to the organization, he was offered an amazing deal to stay with the team. Hit the jump for details.

Via CBS Sports:

The extension is for five years and more than $50 million, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski.

After all of the drama and uncertainty surrounding Donald Sterling and the future of the Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer is now officially the owner and the organization can concentrate on basketball. Part of that concentration on basketball is making sure they have a leader on the sidelines and off the court as they attempt to build toward a championship. Especially during all of the Sterling mess, president of basketball operations and coach Doc Rivers showed how valuable he is as a leader.

The Clippers announced on Wednesday that Rivers will be that leader for even longer than originally expected. Rivers and Ballmer agreed to a contract extension that will keep him around through at least the 2018-19 season. Ballmer called it one of his “top priorities” to make sure Rivers was in place as the long-term leader of the Clippers.