In just two years with the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers has managed to consolidate organizational power in a way that few (if any) outside the owner's box have in the NBA.
With former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer now comfortably in place of former Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Rivers has more of an ear than ever with the man who writes his $10-million-per-year checks.
The only problem: According to TMZ, Gillian Zucker, the team's president of business operations, has been butting into Rivers' side of things.
Rivers has denied that there's a power struggle going on within the Clippers organization. Even if there were, he has the know-how and the experience to more than hold his own. He's more than just the head coach and president of basketball operations; he's also the face—specifically, the mouthpiece—of a franchise fronted by two of the league's most recognizable stars, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
This summer, Rivers has used that power to not only keep the team largely intact—namely, re-signing DeAndre Jordan and son Austin Rivers—but bolster its bottom ...
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