Former Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers to reportedly retire from coaching
Rivers will reportedly work as a broadcaster with NBC Sports for the coming 2026-27 NBA regular season, however.
Former Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers is set to retire from coaching, according to recent reports from Reuters. Instead, Rivers will focus on his broadcasting career with NBC Sports for the upcoming 2026-27 NBA regular season. This marks the end of a career spanning over 40 years, during which he played and coached in the NBA.
Rivers won a championship with Boston in 2008, and in 2023, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In his final statement to Reuters, the coach expressed gratitude for his long career and announced that he is eager to dedicate his full attention to broadcasting, specifically alongside his son Austin, a former NBA player who briefly played for the Celtics.
Rivers' coaching tenure with the Celtics lasted from 2004 to 2013, with stints at the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers prior to that.
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