Doc Rivers: Clippers ‘Didn’t Accept at Least One of the New Guys’ Last Season

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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers gave fans a glimpse at some of the issues the Los Angeles Clippers played through last season before a failed postseason run cost him his job. 

Speaking with ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth, Rivers explained there was tension in the locker room due to some of the team’s offseason acquisitions heading into the 2019-20 campaign.  

“The guys that were there the year before,” Rivers said. “Honestly didn’t accept at least one of the new guys.”

There were only two main additions to the Clippers ahead of last season: Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available. 

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