The Boston Celtics have a lot of good things going for them, but star power isn’t exactly one of them. So, when the Celtics found themselves down early Monday night to the talent-laden Los Angeles Clippers, they faced a bit of a dilemma: Chip away with some hard-nosed play, or try to match the Clippers shot for shot. Needless to say, they chose the wrong course of action. Boston’s offense suffered through one of its more disappointing outputs of the season, as the C’s shot 35 percent from the floor and placed just three players (Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Smart and Avery Bradley) in double figures in a 24-point loss at Staples Center. “I
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Clippers’ Austin Rivers Threw Seat Cushion, Reportedly Hit Fan (Video)
Austin Rivers might have some explaining to do. Rivers, the son of former Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and now a guard for his father’s Los Angeles Clippers, is being investigated for an incident in which he threw a seat cushion into the crowd and hit a fan, USA Today’s Sam Amick reports, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. The incident, which occurred in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ game Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena, was caught on video, as can be seen below. The woman who was hit “was clearly experiencing discomfort in her eyes for quite some time after the incident,” according to Amick.