Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers sat down with Bob Costas for an interview on the legendary broadcaster’s HBO show, “Back on the Record With Bob Costas“. The interview aired at 11 p.m., Eastern time, on Friday night. The discussion was focused mainly on the recent anti-Semitism controversy surrounding Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving.
Rivers and Costas branched into other topics, as well. They touched upon the toxic nature of social media, how online platforms blur the journalistic lines between propaganda and truth, and the duties that the NBA community and humanity, as a whole, has to speak up and denounce social issues.
Here are three quotes from the interview.