Austin Rivers relishes father’s ejection as Rockets beat Clippers

Austin Rivers relished the role he played in getting his father, Clippers coach Doc Rivers, ejected late in Wednesday’s Rockets victory.

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Reserve guard Austin Rivers played a huge role in Wednesday’s Rockets victory over the Clippers in Houston by helping limit Los Angeles guard Lou Williams to an inefficient 8-of-22 shooting night.

On the other end of the court, Rivers contributed to the box score with 7 points in 34 minutes. He didn’t record an assist in the game, but he did have an unofficial one on the fourth-quarter ejection of his father, Doc Rivers, who coaches the Clippers.

With Doc coach miffed over a controversial call and yelling at the game officials, Austin laughed and repeatedly signaled for the officials to give his father a technical foul. Ultimately, they gave him two, and the younger Rivers smiled as his father left the court.

Immediately after the game, Austin clearly relished the moment:

I had to give him out of here. That made my night, though. I’m not gonna lie. We got the win, and my dad got thrown out. It’s good night.

Austin also had some fun with the situation on Twitter.

The Rockets (8-3) and Clippers (7-4) will actually meet once more before Thanksgiving, with the rematch set for next Friday, Nov. 22, in Los Angeles. That game will also be nationally televised on ESPN.

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