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Doc Rivers Ripped for His Postgame Comment After Bucks’ Loss to Pacers

Andy Nesbitt

The Milwaukee Bucks trail the Indiana Pacers 2-0 in their first-round series.
The Milwaukee Bucks trail the Indiana Pacers 2-0 in their first-round series. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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The Milwaukee Bucks are down 0-2 in their first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers after losing Game 2 on the road Tuesday night, 123-115. After the game, head coach Doc Rivers made a comment that had fans roasting him.

The Bucks never led in Game 2 and trailed by as many as 16 points. They've struggled in both losses in their matchup with the Pacers and are now just two defeats away from being sent home in the first round for the third straight year.

Rivers after the game tried to instill some confidence in his team with this surprising line in his press conference: "I’m very confident about this series. Very."

Fans ripped him over that comment:

Game 3 of this series is Friday night at 8 p.m. ET in Milwaukee.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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