Doc Rivers has seen this before.
Throughout what has been a really good coaching career — I see you selling him short, NBA Twitter, don’t do it — Rivers has watched as some of his teams have blown leads in the postseason.
That happened once again on Sunday, as his Philadelphia 76ers — up 3-2 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals — lost the final two games and were eliminated. Not great!
And during that awful Game 7, ABC cameras caught Rivers with his head in his hands, which really summed it all up for the team and its fans alike.
But it also became an instant meme:
Doc Rivers has lost the last five Game 7s he has coached in.
Rivers now has a 6-10 record in Game 7s – his 10 losses are the most Game 7 losses of any coach in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/9us3fsyQCi
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) May 14, 2023
Doc Rivers is about to blow a 3-2 lead… pic.twitter.com/nCx40ehhLu
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 14, 2023
Doc Rivers can't believe what he's watching… pic.twitter.com/H4L4AnL6uY
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 14, 2023
Most entertaining active beefs in American pro sports:
🥉 New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
🥈 Mike Evans and Marshon Lattimore
🥇 Doc Rivers and the #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Nxadd0SvWg— Ahaan Rungta (@AhaanRungta) May 14, 2023
Doc Rivers in elimination games pic.twitter.com/ctXVZyPpSu
— Justin Phan (@jphanned) May 14, 2023
That man know he's unemployed https://t.co/twy9cUb8TO
— Coop🖊(@🎬) (@FreemanLCooper) May 14, 2023
“What are my retirement plans gonna be” https://t.co/jkyOmFkung
— Rich Perez-Negron (@RichReport94) May 14, 2023
When you miss KG & Paul Pierce. https://t.co/e3tHX4cqTC
— Him. (@NuptseeHussle) May 14, 2023
