Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers joined NBC Sports in September 2026 as a game analyst for its NBA coverage beginning with the 2026-27 season.

A 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and one of the NBA’s 15 Greatest Coaches of All Time, Rivers has more than 40 years of NBA experience as both a player and coach. His accomplishments include winning the 2008 NBA Championship with the Boston Celtics and leading them to another Finals appearance in 2010; winning the NBA Coach of the Year award in 2000 with the Orlando Magic; and serving as an NBA All-Star Game head coach four times (2008, 2011, 2021, 2024).

He ranks sixth on the NBA’s all-time list of coaches with the most wins (1,194) and fourth on the all-time list for most games coached (2,059). Aside from the Magic (1999-2003) and Celtics (2004-2013), Rivers also served as the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers (2013-2020), Philadelphia 76ers (2020-2023), and Milwaukee Bucks (2024-2026).

The No. 31 overall pick in the 1983 NBA Draft out of Marquette, Rivers played 12 seasons (1983-1996), primarily with the Atlanta Hawks, where he was named a 1988 NBA All-Star. The former point guard also spent time with the Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers enjoyed a successful collegiate career at Marquette, where his No. 31 is retired by the school.

Following his retirement in 1996, Rivers began his broadcasting career as a commentator for Turner Sports before beginning his coaching career in 1999. He also worked for ESPN in between coaching stints in 2003-04 and 2023. Additionally, Rivers previously worked for NBC Sports as a studio basketball analyst during the 2012 London Olympics.

Rivers is the father of 11-year NBA veteran and NBC Sports basketball analyst Austin Rivers, whom he coached on the Clippers from 2015-2018, becoming the first father to coach his son in NBA history.