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Doc Rivers stated that his decision to leave the Milwaukee Bucks was easy and entirely his own. He felt it was time to step away after a challenging season marked by team turmoil and missed playoffs.
Doc Rivers was ready for his split with the Milwaukee Bucks. The choice to leave earlier this month, he said on Tuesday, was entirely his.
And it was an easy choice to make.
āIt wasnāt a hard decision,ā Rivers told Andscapeās Marc J. Spears. āItās probably on your mind the last couple of years.
āIt had nothing to do with the season or anything like that. Thereās times where you feel like youāve had your run. I still love it. I still love coaching. But I donāt ever want my job to become work. I guess that is the best way of saying that. Itās more of a labor of love. So, I just felt like it was time. It was not like some lightning strike or something like that. I told ownership that a while ago.ā
Rivers stepped down as the Bucksā head coach earlier this month after a tumultuous season in which he spent nearly all of it on the hot seat. The team went just 32-50 this season, Riversā second full one leading the organization, and missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Star Giannis Antetokounmpo was publicly feuding with the organization, too, and may be on his way out the door. Sources told ESPNās Shams Charania that the entire year āfelt like a funeralā within the locker room largely due to Antetokounmpoās situation, and that it was āas toxic of a team situation as anyā in the NBA.
So when Rivers and the Bucks split, it didn't come as a huge surprise. But Rivers was ready, and heās enjoyed the time away from the game since. Heās not in a rush to figure out whatās next, either.
āItās feels strange. Usually after the season, youāre already looking [ahead],ā Rivers said. āBut itās been great so far. Iām golfing. Iām in [Charlotte] to see my grandkids. So, Iām doing exactly what I said I wanted to do. In a year from now, I may need something to do. I donāt know. TV is something I want to get back into. Front office, maybe. And that is where me and the Bucks transitioned to once I told them where I wanted to go. And even with that I said, āLet me wait.ā ā
Doc Rivers left the Milwaukee Bucks because he felt it was time to step away after a challenging season and wanted to avoid his job becoming a burden.
The Bucks had a disappointing record of 32-50 during Doc Rivers' last season, missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's public feud with the organization contributed to a toxic atmosphere within the team, making the season feel like a 'funeral' in the locker room.
Doc Rivers expressed that he still loves coaching but wanted to ensure it remains a labor of love rather than a job that feels like work.

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Rivers has spent 27 seasons as a head coach throughout the league. He got his start with the Orlando Magic in 1999, and spent time with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers before landing in Milwaukee. He won a title with the Celtics in 2008, and led them back to the NBA Finals two years later. In total, Rivers holds a 1,194-866 record. He is sixth on the all-time coaching wins list, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this year as a coach.
While he wasnāt completely firm on coaching again ā he said on āThe Bill Simmons Podcastā on Friday that heād be āsurprisedā if he coached another game ā Rivers still sounds ready to retire. He told Spears that āitās very possibleā that heās already coached his last NBA game, which is leaving the door open just slightly.
At the very least, Rivers was more than ready for a break.
āIām 64 with kids, grandkids. And Iām not like a lot of the other coaches,ā Rivers said. āA lot of the other coaches, when they get fired, theyāre off a year or two years. Iāve never had that. Iāve [coached] for basically 26 straight years. So thatās what I was thinking, āMan, when am I going to start enjoying things?ā I still want to be in the game and do something. I donāt even know where that goes. But I just thought it was time. This was my decision. It was 100 percent my decision.ā