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Doc Rivers gets emotional when talking about childhood hero Bob Love

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MILWAUKEE — Doc Rivers got emotional Wednesday when speaking about Bob Love, the former Chicago Bulls star forward and three-time All-Star who died Monday at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer.

Love, who spent 11 years in the NBA, forged a special bond with Rivers when the Bucks coach was a teenager growing up in Chicago.

“He was a big guy in my life,” Rivers said before the Bucks game against the Bulls in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, his voice breaking.