“He and I don't know each other like that. We know each other as strictly basketball. A lot of people on the outside don't understand that because people think we have a relationship like every other father and son. We just don't. That's because he's been gone my whole life, and that's fine.”

American former professional basketball player and sports analyst

Austin Rivers is an American former professional basketball player, now a sports analyst for ESPN and NBC Sports. Born in 1992, he played 11 seasons in the NBA and is the son of coach and former player Doc Rivers. Selected 10th overall by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2012 NBA draft, Rivers spent three seasons there before moving on to the Los Angeles Clippers. He later played for the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves. His career spans several teams, and his public profile comes both from his years on the court and his work in sports media.