Glenn Anton Rivers is a lot of things to a lot of people. He’s a father of four. He’s a husband. He’s the son of a former Chicago police officer. But to most people, he’s Doc Rivers, highly successful 22-year NBA coach who just ascended to 10th on the league’s all-time coaching regular-season wins list.
The victory pushed him past Hall-of-Famer Bill Fitch to become the second Black coach in the top 10. The other is No. 2 Lenny Wilkens (1,332 wins). Nate McMillan (661 wins) is the only other Black coach in the top 25.
Rivers has never been one to shy away from speaking out against racial injustice, which marked his career from player to coach.