Los Angeles Clippers Rumors
Sean Grande: Sixers (without Embiid) win at Charlotte 118-114. If they can beat Boston just once, tomorrow at home, they’ll be four games up on the Celtics with 10 to play, giving them a stranglehold on the 3-seed. 3. Sixers 46-25 4. Pacers* 44-27 5. Celtics 43-28 * At Clippers later
Dan Woike: Doc Rivers said he and Steve Ballmer have agreed to an extension. Extension originally had an out this summer, but that’s been scrapped. “This is a great place to work.”
Russell Turner has a roster with experience and a strong lineage. Four of his players have fathers or grandfathers who played in the NBA and the NCAA Tournament. Big West Tournament MVP Max Hazzard, whose grandfather Walt played and coached at UCLA, is one of four seniors. The roster also includes senior Spencer Rivers, the son of Clippers coach Doc Rivers, freshman JC Butler and redshirt freshman Collin Welp.
Doc Rivers said Turner has long been regarded in NBA circles as a good coach. Turner was an assistant coach for six seasons at Golden State before coming to UC Irvine. “A lot of the guys in the NBA look at Russ, know what type of coach he is and want our kids playing for him,” Rivers said. “He’s a good coach and a good guy. He makes them better and that’s all you can hope for.”
