![]() ![]() Needing to remove Rivers to have any shot at bringing Harden back may have played some role in the decision to move on from the veteran coach, but “driving force” feels like an overstatement. Rumblings that Harden was not Rivers’ biggest supporter (to put it kindly) have been around for a while. Several members of Rivers’ staff, sources said, have pointed to All-Star point guard James Harden - whom league personnel are expecting to decline his player option in search of a long-term contract - as a driving force behind Rivers’ departure. ![]() Sixers president Daryl Morey shouldered responsibility for the decision to remove Rivers during a news conference Wednesday. However, people in Rivers’ camp apparently want to blame James Harden for the firing, reports Jake Fischer at Yahoo Sports. Rivers looked to be in trouble without a deep playoff run from before the season even tipped off because it was the most obvious card for Daryl Morey to play if the team failed to live up to expectations. However, the rumors of Rivers being on shaky ground started long before that. We want your questions for future podcasts, and your comments, so please feel free to email us at felt like the entire city of Philadephia wanted Doc Rivers gone after the Celtics flattened the 76ers in Game 7. You can always watch the video of some of the podcast above (the Christmas games segment) or listen to the entire podcast below, listen and subscribe via iTunes at /PBTonNBC, subscribe via the fantastic Stitcher app, check us out on Google Play, or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Tied into that is Corey’s Jukebox, where Anthony Davis gets the Rolling Stones treatment. They talk about Jimmy Butler and the Heat against the Knicks, if Kevin Durant can bring the Suns back against Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets, and the rest of the first-round series. (This was recorded hours before news broke about Mike Budenholzer being fired by the Bucks.) Is that the right move? NBC Sports’ Corey Robinson doesn’t think so, although Kurt Helin is less sure.īefore the duo goes walking in Memphis they take a stroll through the first round of the NBA playoffs. That was quickly followed by reports they were not bringing back free agent Dillon Brooks as part of a shift to make this more of a playoff team. After a summer of brash talk and high-profile distractions - including poking the bear that is LeBron James - the Memphis Grizzlies exited the playoffs with a whimper. ![]()
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