At about 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, with his players in front of him shooting around on Vivint Smart Home Arena’s purple mountain court in preparation for the game to be played a few hours later, Clippers coach Doc Rivers was leaning against the scorer’s table when he was asked about one of that night’s opponents.
A reporter jokingly prefaced his inquiry with the quip, “Mike Conley got a lot worse when he moved from Memphis to Utah,” and Rivers quickly interjected, “Yeah, I hope that continues,” before going on to give his theory as to why the veteran point guard was coming into the game shooting 20% from the field and 15% from the 3-point line.