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Doc Rivers was a voice of reason during a bumpy time for the Clippers organization
Being the head coach of the LA Clippers in the first half of the 2010s was no smooth ride. Being an African American head coach of the LA Clippers in the first half of the 2010s made things even more challenging.
That was the plight of Doc Rivers, who coached a team owned by a man who was expressively racist and bigoted. Donald Sterling, who owned the team from 1989 until 2014 when he was pushed out by the league following the release of audiotapes in which he exclaimed racist remarks, was not fun to deal with for Clippers players or coaches, especially those who were African American.