Doc Rivers joins NBC as an NBA analyst, with the network announcing the move for the upcoming season. NBC says Rivers will provide game coverage across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN, and that studio work could be part of the role. Rivers had previously been associated with broadcast discussions related to NBA coverage.
According to reports, Rivers initially turned down an NBC analyst offer after his earlier retirement as a player in 1996. At that time, he reportedly could not agree to terms that would assure NBC’s then-sports chairman, Dick Ebersol, that he would not return to coaching. Over the years, Rivers built a prominent coaching career. He now says that coaching is over, which outlets present as the reason the timing aligns for him to take the analyst job now.
Overall, the outlets agree on the core details: NBC is adding Rivers to its NBA coverage this season, and the decision reflects a change in Rivers’ stance on coaching after a long career in the profession.
