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Q&A: Laurence Fishburne on Playing Doc Rivers in FX’s New Show ‘Clipped’

The Emmy-winning actor shares how he prepared for his role as the longtime NBA coach, including what he learned by inviting Rivers to a party he hosted last year.

Fishburne plays NBA championship-winning coach Doc Rivers in “Clipped,” a new FX show streaming on Hulu. / Kelsey McNeal/FX

In 2014, audio recordings emerged of Clippers owner Donald Sterling saying various unsavory things to his girlfriend about Blacks, including that she shouldn’t bring them to his team’s games. The fallout was swift; five days later Sterling was banned for life by the NBA, and a month later he sold the team.