Trevor Noah Talks With LA Clippers Doc Rivers And Steve Ballmer About The NBA Strike And What Comes Next
deadline.comBruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerLos Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers and team governor Steve Ballmer talked with Trevor Noah tonight on the Daily Social Distancing Show, revealing that the players and owners of the various teams will be working together to influence legislation and increase voter registration.Asked why the work strike occurred, Rivers said, “The players literally need to take a breath.
Like I said earlier, it’s not lost on me that George Floyd was never afforded to take that breath. But our players did. In doing that, they were able to refocus and come up with tangible things that they wanted to do.” Rivers blamed the isolation of the National Basketball Assn.’s “bubble” environment in Orlando for how the players reacted.
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