Doc Rivers, in his first season as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, is headed back to the All-Star Game.
Rivers will coach Team Durant in the midseason exhibition, March 7 at Atlanta. He earned the nod because the 76ers will own the best record in the Eastern Conference through Sunday’s game, which is the cutoff point for the determination.
The 76ers (20-10) sealed Rivers’ honor by beating the visiting Chicago Bulls 112-105 on Friday, improving to 13-2 at home.
Rivers, who has been in the NBA as a player or coach for most of the past 37 years and is coaching his fourth team in the league, wasn’t exactly overwhelmed about the prospect of heading to Atlanta. He said befor…
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