NBC Sports’ Kurt Helin reports that the Los Angeles Lakers are still hoping that Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers will become available.
Report: Lakers still holding out hope Doc Rivers becomes available as coach https://t.co/9bdSFKuaqL
— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) May 24, 2022
And Lakers Nation let out a collective, “why?”
There’s a lot to unpack here.
Philadelphia fans were clamoring for Rivers to be fired after their exit from the 2021-22 postseason, but 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey was emphatic that Rivers would return as head coach.