76ers’ Doc Rivers defends job security after elimination, fans call on Jay Wright to replace him

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Miami Warmth in an exciting recreation on Thursday night time, head coach Doc Rivers was requested about his working situations.

Reverse instructed reporters that he thinks he’s doing effectively in his place and believes that 76 gamers are performing greater than anticipated with yet one more 12 months of taking part in like MVP. Nonetheless, Philadelphia is watching the remainder of the post-season on TV at a 99-90 charge close to the hit.

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“I do not care about my job. I feel I do an important job and in the event you do not you need to write it. I work my manner off to carry this staff right here,” Rivers mentioned. “Once I first got here right here, nobody selected to stick with us. And once more this 12 months, the identical factor. If anybody feels that manner, write.

“Each time you make a mistake, do you’ve gotten to lose your job? No. So, it is the identical factor. Should you imagine it, go together with it. I do know what I’ve accomplished this 12 months and I really feel superb about it.”

For the value, Rivers took on a staff that made it to the Japanese Convention semifinals for 2 years in a row earlier than shedding within the first spherical of the Bubble Playoffs in 2020. In its first season, the staff misplaced to the Atlanta Hawks earlier than reaching the semifinals of the convention.

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The 76ers couldn’t cease the fans from tweeting about Reverse Protection Jay Wright. The lads’s school basketball coach, who resigned as head coach at Villanova, was tapped by fans to replace Rivers.

Philadelphia haven’t reached the ultimate of the convention beneath Larry Brown since 2001, and Allen Iverson has been charged with felony prison mischief.