Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers said he had to defend his player as he reacted to the $25,000 fine he received from the NBA on Sunday for criticizing a crucial officiating call in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte a day earlier. The Bucks coach had argued that Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t commit a foul with Milwaukee trailing by one with 7.
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts to a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts during the first half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Milwaukee.
“You’re put in a tough spot,” Rivers said Monday. “I was laughing with someone that it’s that rare case when your girlfriend comes down with a bad outfit and she asks you, ‘What do you think?’ And if you answer correctly, you’re going to get in a lot of trouble. That’s how I felt with the fine. Everybody understands what I’m saying, right?”
After the game, Rivers said, “I thought the final play was the ref blowing the call.” Rivers added that “this is back-to-back games now where on the final play there has been an incorrect call made.”over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Antetokounmpo got called for a foul with a second left in regulation, though replays indicated nothing should have been called. That call became irrelevant once Detroit’s Ron Holland missed both free throws.
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