As we saw with the passionate defenses of both Avery Johnson and Patrick Ewing by their respective sons, it seems best not to upset fathers of new generation social media users. The latest to incur that wrath was ESPN’s Bill Simmons, noted Boston Celtics fan and panelist on ESPN’s draft coverage on Thursday, who repeatedly called out former Celtics coach Doc Rivers for quitting on the Celtics on both Twitter and Thursday’s broadcast. Rivers, who made a deal to get out of his Boston contract to take over as Los Angeles Clippers coach, has been roundly criticized for talking up his willingness to coach a rebuilding Celtics team upon taking in a contract extension in 2011, only to change his...
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