Doc Rivers on Dan Patrick Show: Coolest thing on Steve Ballmer's plane is ...
It was a busy radio day on Friday for Clippers coach Doc Rivers, who joined both the Dan Patrick Show and Jim Rome Show to discuss the team's busy offseason.
On Dan Patrick, Rivers went into detail on a number of topics, including, the DeAndre Jordan saga, team building and how Doc's golf game was affected by free agency.
When Rivers, owner Steve Ballmer and several players headed to Houston to meet with DeAndre Jordan, with plans of getting the center to re-sign with the Clippers instead of heading to the Mavericks, Rivers and Co. boarded Ballmer's plane from Los Angeles.
While Ballmer may be worth $21.5 billion, he's not 'extravagant', according to Rivers.
"The coolest thing on there is the bed," Rivers said.
When asked which of the players on the plane would likely use the bed, Rivers answered newly-acquired veteran Paul Pierce would need the rest because of 'his age (37-years-old).'
The mission -- which Rivers said was 'comical' as it was played out in the media -- was accomplished as Jordan remains in Los Angeles for at least the next four years.
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Rivers created a 'great team-building exercise' in the middle of the summer, which helped the Clippers move on from its crushing exit in the NBA Playoffs.
On his golf game (Rivers plays Bel-Air Country Club while in Los Angeles), Doc mentioned that, even with big, impending news, he will always turn his phone off on the course.
During the Jordan timeline, Rivers didn't play much golf, adding 'it's tough to golf at a guy's house with a chair against the door.'
When the discussion turned to the Clippers free-agent acquisitions, including Lance Stephenson, Josh Smith and Pierce, Rivers mentioned that Pierce will make an immediate impact in his hometown.
"You know he's going to take big shots and make a lot of them ... he's not scared to do it," Rivers said. "He understands team building ... saw it first hand in Boston."
