Alabama’s round of fall camp guest speakers continued on Friday as Nick Saban and crew welcomed former NBA head coach Doc Rivers to the facility.
Rivers has coached 25 years in the NBA, most recently with the Philadelphia 76ers, and has won over 1,000 games during his tenure which includes an NBA Championship with the Boston Celtics. He has also coached the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers throughout his quarter century in coaching.
✔️14 seasons as a Player
✔️25 seasons as a Head Coach
✔️ NBA ChampionThank you, @DocRivers for spending some time with the team. pic.twitter.com/g6sZ4BedrA
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) August 12, 2023
Prior to becoming a head coach, Rivers played 14 seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Atlanta Hawks where he spent eight seasons. He also had playing stints with the San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Clippers.
Rivers has now joined the ESPN family where he will be calling games alongside Mike Breen and Doris Burke this upcoming season.
