Doc Rivers’ time with the Los Angeles Clippers is over.

Rivers is out because the Clippers head coach following their loss within the Western Convention semifinals at Walt Disney World earlier this month, in line with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Coach Doc Rivers is out with the Clippers, sources inform ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 28, 2020

Rivers had simply completed his seventh season with the group, the place he compiled a 356-208 total report. They reached the postseason in all however one season beneath his watch, however by no means made it out of the semifinals.

Rivers confirmed the information on Twitter on Monday afternoon.

“Once I took this job, my targets have been to make this a successful basketball program, a free agent vacation spot and convey a championship to this group,” Rivers mentioned in an announcement on Twitter, partly. “Whereas I used to be in a position to accomplish most of my targets, I received’t have the ability to see all of them by.

“Although it was a disappointing ending to our season, you might be proper there and I do know what this workforce is able to conducting along with your assist.”

Clippers bounced from playoffs after blowing 3-1 lead

Rivers and the Clippers almost reached the Western Convention finals for the primary time in his tenure this season, as they mounted a commanding 3-1 lead of their semifinal collection with the Denver Nuggets earlier this month.

The Clippers, nonetheless, watched that lead disappear nearly immediately. The Nuggets rallied again from double-digit holes within the remaining three video games of that collection to upset the Clippers and attain the finals.

Rivers is the one head coach in league historical past to blow a 3-1 lead thrice in his profession — he did so with the Clippers in 2015 and with the Orlando Magic in 2003.

Rivers spent 5 seasons with the Magic and 9 seasons with the Boston Celtics — the place he received an NBA title in 2008 — earlier than making the bounce to Los Angeles in 2013. The 58-year-old had signed a long run extension with the Clippers final April, in line with The Los Angeles Occasions, although the phrases of that deal aren’t clear.

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Doc Rivers’ time with the Clippers is over. (Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Photographs)

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