Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers Questioned The Adrian Griffin Firing

The Bucks fired Adrian Griffin, who led them to a 30-13 record, to hire Doc Rivers. In Rivers’ words, he was shocked by Milwaukee firing Griffin for him. But how could he turn down the opportunity to coach Giannis Antetokoumpo and Damian Lillard?

Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Rivers said he brought these concerns to the Bucks when hiring him.

“Personally, I’ll be honest, I told ownership when they called, ‘I don’t understand why you’re doing this,’” said Rivers of the team parting ways with Griffin.

“One of the things they said was, ‘Well it doesn’t matter, we’ve done it now, and we want you,’” explained Rivers. “And so that was a tough one, that’s where the hesitation…”

Milwaukee feels that bringing in Rivers will wield them to the championship; they weren’t confident in Griffin’s abilities. Players have also vouched for Rivers to be their head coach. It should be noted the Bucks are 3-7 under Rivers.