Los Angeles Clippers Rumors: Doc Rivers And Gillian Zucker Causing Rifts In The Management?
Just when everybody thought the drama inside the LA Clippers management is over, new rumblings have been surfacing online that head coach Doc Rivers and newly elected president of Basketball Operations, Gillian Zucker, is not having the best relationship right now.
In a report by NBC Sports via TMZ, the two are not on the same page at all and it affects the whole roster as well.
"TMZ Sports spoke with multiple sources within the organization - including players - who tell us the drama all centers around Gillian Zucker, the team's president of business operations."
"Long story short ... several players and key staffers feel she's not just stepping on Doc Rivers' toes, but she's creating a divide ... leaving many wondering who's really calling the shots in Clipperland...."
"But we're told Zucker has been increasingly more involved on the basketball side ... inserting herself into things like player development and playing time decisions ... and it's leaving many people confused, since she's often not on the same page as Doc."
Moreover, Bill Simmons threw some shots against owner Steve Ballmer and how dysfunctional the franchise is right now.
1. Steve Ballmer seems like a nice enough guy. Donald Sterling was one of the worst human being who ever owned a pro sports franchise.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
2. With that said - since last summer, the Ballmer Clips have been just as much of disaster behind the scenes as the Sterling Clips were. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
3. Ballmer has shown ZERO evidence that he knows what he's doing. And it's been the best kept secret in the NBA for 15-16 months.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
4. The Clips organization has been as dysfunctional as ever - not just the team but especially off the court. It's a laundry list of things. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 25, 2015
Will the drama inside the Clippers management ever end? Stay tuned.