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SAN ANTONIO -- Gregg Popovich can now relate to Tom Thibodeau and Doc Rivers, coaches who have lost their star point guards for significant time because of injury, a trend the San Antonio Spurs coach believes might be a reflection of today's NBA game...

CHICAGO -- Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday he's impressed with the job Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is doing this season despite facing some adversities, especially being without Derrick Rose as he recovers from ACL surgery. Thi...

CHICAGO -- Doc Rivers understands what a big blow it was for Tom Thibodeau to lose Derrick Rose. "It would be like not having (Rajon) Rondo," Rivers said after the Celtics' shootaround Monday morning. That doesn't mean Rivers believes the Bul...

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau wouldn't classify a matchup with the Boston Celtics as extra special for him, but there's little doubt the bond between him and the organization -- along with coach Doc Rivers -- exists. "Anyti...

ESPN.com NBA reporter Tom Haberstroh was at the Celtics' practice session in Miami this morning and tweeted this interesting nugget from Doc Rivers: Doc Rivers on Heat: "Miami is defending nothing. That's in boxing, you give the belt back. They do...

Doc Rivers said Friday that he is pulling for his good friend and former assistant Tom Thibodeau to receive a contract extension from the Chicago Bulls and be paid like "one of the elite coaches in this league." Read the entire story....

Doc Rivers said Friday that he is pulling for his good friend and former assistant Tom Thibodeau to receive a contract extension from the Chicago Bulls and be paid like "one of the elite coaches in this league."

Anthony Davis and Austin Rivers began their first full day as pros together on Hornets owner Tom Benson's private plane.

ESPN NBA analyst Tom Penn says the Celtics are targeting big men and wing players with their two first-round picks, but wonders if Austin Rivers could fall into their lap....

MIAMI -- Doc Rivers doesn't sound too concerned about his old buddy Tom Thibodeau. The Celtics' head coach smiled broadly when the subject of his friend and former assistant came up after his team's film session Tuesday afternoon. Despite the Bu...

Gregg Popovich can't win like the old days. No longer can the San Antonio Spurs simply feed Tim Duncan the ball, let their defense do the rest and ride that game plan to NBA championships.

Doc Rivers expressed surprise with Tom Thibodeau's contract status.

Joe Murphy/Getty ImagesTom Thibodeau as an assistant coach of the East All-Stars while with the Celtics.CHICAGO -- With Tom Thibodeau tasked with coaching the Eastern Conference All-Stars later this month -- a role Boston coach Doc Rivers often begru...

CHICAGO -- Doc Rivers knows exactly how his old assistant coach Tom Thibodeau will approach his duties as Eastern Conference coach in the All-Star Game next week. "I think he's going to run the hell out of them," Rivers said before Thursday's gam...

Elsa/Getty ImagesChris Wilcox is making an impact above the rim.BOSTON -- They might not yet connect at quite the rate Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski do -- as Doc Rivers playfully suggested -- but there's no denying a chemistry is developing between Ra...

BOSTON -- Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau are very different in the way they handle the media. Thibodeau, the man who grinded his way to a head coaching job after two decades as an NBA assistant (including three on Rivers' staff in Boston), isn't alwa...