LOS ANGELES – Decades from now, millions of folks will probably still be talking about the night Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers surprising called a timeout very late in Monday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks so he could deliver a very special message.
That message?
Rivers wanted the Staples Center sellout crowd of 19,068 to do the honorable thing and stand up and give Mavs superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki one last thunderous standing ovation.
After he was issued the timeout, Rivers walked over to the scorer’s table, took the microphone and shouted: “Dirk! Now, let’s go!