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Doc Rivers on his future: 'Do I miss coaching? Let the season go on, and I’ll find that out'
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Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers calls to players during the first half of Game 5 of the team's NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Boston. When he was hired by the Orlando Magic in 1999, Doc Rivers told a colleague at Turner Sports that he had to take care of his coaching itch and that he would be back in five years. Four teams and 25 years later, Rivers is back as an analyst. And at a different network. ESPN hired Rivers during the summer to work with Mike Breen and Doris Burke on its top team. - photo by AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File
When he was hired by the Orlando Magic in 1999, Doc Rivers told a colleague at Turner Sports that he had to take care of his coaching itch and that he would be back in five years. It took him a little longer than he predicted to return to broadcasting, but four teams and 25 years later, Rivers is back on the sidelines as a TV analyst — albeit at a different network. Rivers is set to begin his second stint with ESPN as the network’s NBA analyst, though he doesn’t know how long he will remain in the position.