Doc Rivers reiterated how proud he was of his current Los Angeles Clippers side, comparing them to his 2008 Boston Celtics team that won the NBA title.
"I've never been more proud of a group of guys in the 20 years that I've coached. They were just really fun. As I've said before, I've never had a group where you wanted to, in the morning, you raced to the car, you raced to practice just because you love being around them. So for me, it was just a pleasure to coach them," said Rivers.
The Clippers were eliminated in 6 games in the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Warriors.
Rivers added that the players connected with the city because of their heart and hard work.
"This was the 2008 Celtics without [Kevin] Garnett, Ray Allen, [Rajon] Rondo and Paul [Pierce]. It really was, like, same heart, played every night hard. And that's why they connected. I think you could take this team and put it in every NBA city, and when they leave, every NBA city would love this team. Because the people who come to games go to work all day. And they love to see players who play like they work. And I thought what the city saw in this team, what I saw in this team, was a hard-hat team that came to work every day. And it doesn't matter if you're blue-collar or white-collar, people appreciate workers."