MILWAUKEE \u2014 Doc Rivers is stepping down as Milwaukee Bucks coach, capping a tumultuous year in which he was inducted into the Hall of Fame while his injury-riddled team fell far short of expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have truly loved my time in Milwaukee,\u201d Rivers said Monday in a statement released by the team. \u201cComing back to where I got my start, to a city that has always embraced me, has been a privilege. I am disappointed that things did not turn out the way any of us hoped, but I am deeply grateful for this experience, the relationships built, and unwavering support from our fans and the community. Milwaukee will always mean a lot to me, and this chapter will hold a special place in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
The announcement comes a day after the Bucks ended a 32-50 season that snapped their run of nine straight playoff appearances. The release announcing Rivers\u2019 departure as coach didn\u2019t indicate whether he might have any role with the team moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been an honor to have Doc as our coach and as a leader in our organization and community,\u201d Bucks owners Wes Edens, Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam and Jamie Dinan said in a statement. \u201cIn addition to his impact on the court, we\u2019re thankful for Doc\u2019s class and professionalism during his tenure in Milwaukee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivers went 97-103 in 2 1\/2 seasons with the Bucks. He owns a 1,194-866 overall record and overtook George Karl for sixth place on the career wins list among NBA coaches this season.<\/p>\n
The 64-year-old Rivers had left little doubt about his future plans as the season wound down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have seven grandkids now and they\u2019re all 8 years and under,\u201d\u00a0Rivers had said\u00a0about his future before an April 7 loss at Brooklyn. \u201cAnd it kills me every time I miss grandparents\u2019 day with each one of them in school. And it\u2019s probably time to go see them more. So, I\u2019ll let you figure out the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MILWAUKEE \u2014 Doc Rivers is stepping down as Milwaukee Bucks coach, capping a tumultuous year in which he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3767],"tags":[7,670,247,3803,2660,88641,88642,121,69426,6,446,26979,88643,671],"class_list":{"0":"post-709801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn-nets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brooklyn","10":"tag-brooklyn-nets","11":"tag-brooklynnets","12":"tag-doc-rivers","13":"tag-doc-rivers-resigns","14":"tag-doc-rivers-retires","15":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","16":"tag-milwaukee-bucks-record","17":"tag-nba","18":"tag-nba-basketball","19":"tag-nba-coach","20":"tag-nba-coach-record","21":"tag-nets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116398855628358091","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}