Well, this was awkward. And also highly amusing.
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers was throwing a fit in the final minutes of his team’s loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night when his son, Houston guard Austin Rivers, stepped in and begged the refs to call a technical on his dad.
Now that is just cold.
But then refs did just that and ejected Doc Rivers from the game, which Austin Rivers, who was traded from the Clippers by his dad during the offseason, seemed to really love it.
Check out this special moment between a father and his son:
Austin Rivers then said after that it made his night:
And he acknowledged that the holidays might be a little rough:
This league!
Twitter loved it:
