Doc Rivers is out as head coach of the LA Clippers following a season that fell well short of championship expectations after the team landed All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George last summer.
"Thank you Clipper Nation for allowing me to be your coach and for all your support in helping make this a winning franchise," Rivers said in a statement posted to Twitter on Monday. "When I took this job, my goals were to make this a winning basketball program, a free agent destination, and bring a championship to this organization.