digitalsportsdaily.com - 2/10/2009
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The NBA has fined Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers $15,000 for comments he made to the Media following the Celtics 110-109 overtime loss to the Lakers Thursday. Rivers told reporters ” I thought in the third and fourth quarter the game got out of control,” Rivers said. “And I thought the ...
celticsblog.com - 2/6/2009
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celticsblog.com —
I hate blaming the refs for losses. Hate
it. It seems like a cop out. I refuse...
to believe in conspiracy theories. Nobody is out to get us. Save it for Oliver Stone. With that said, sometimes officials really do a poor job.
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Officiating Fail
examiner.com - 2/8/2009
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examiner.com —
The Celtics were not happy with the officiating
after Thursday's Lakers game. Doc's post game comments cost...
him $15,000 "for verbal abuse of game officials." Here's what he said to earn the $15,000 fine:
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Doc Rivers fined for criticizing refs
msn.foxsports.com - 2/5/2009
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Selling the Celtics
BostonsportZ —
... Maybe Doc’s tirade isn’t the worst thing for this team (although I am, admittedly biased, as I find periodic episodes of intense verbal abuse to be quite cathartic). Such emotional outbursts have a tendency to light a fire where stagnation has set in. Lord knows that Celtics fans have watched Rivers be completely unengaging for long enough. But other than a sudden surge in motivation, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot the Boston Celtics can do this season to elevate their level of game play to the position of assured dominance that fans used to enjoy. I hope ...
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celticsblog.com 2/8/2009 — Doc Fined
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The NBA announced yesterday that referee Bill Kennedy will be fined an undisclosed amount for issuing what Doc Rivers claimed was “the most unprofessional tech I’ve ever had.”
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