The Doc-udrama has taken a new, and possibly fatal, turn. A league source told the Herald yesterday that negotiations between the Celtics and Clippers over the release of Doc Rivers from his contract have ended. Though there is a slim chance talks could resume for a third time, considering this negotiation has more lives than Lazarus, both sides appeared to acknowledge nothing can be gained. “The Celtics’ price (for Rivers) was a first-round pick, and the Clippers weren’t willing to do that,” said the source, who added that it remained unclear if the Celtics could have even scored a second-round pick for their coach of the last nine years. Though the...
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