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04/12 21:37 CDT Doc Rivers isn't expected back as Bucks' coach next season, AP
source says
Doc Rivers isn't expected back as Bucks' coach next season, AP source says
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- The Milwaukee Bucks don't expect Doc Rivers back as their
coach next season, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday night.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no
formal announcement about Rivers' decision has been made.
There has been some discussion about whether Rivers will stay with the
organization in some capacity. Those talks are ongoing, the person said.
ESPN first reported that Rivers won't be back as Milwaukee's coach next season.
Rivers said before the Bucks' season-ending 126-106 loss to the Philadelphia
76ers on Sunday that he wasn't going to announce anything, but he left little
doubt about his intentions.
He cited age and time with his grandchildren as the key reasons he would call
it a coaching career. The Bucks went 32-50 this season, snapping a string of
nine straight playoff berths.
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AP Pro Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami and AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston
in Philadelphia contributed to this report.
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