NBA fans crack jokes after Bucks coach Doc Rivers says his "throat guy" said it's time for an evaluation (Image credit: Imagn)
After a slow start to the season, Doc Rivers and the Milwaukee Bucks have won eight of their last 10 games. The team is sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 13-11, half a game behind the fifth-placed Miami Heat and a full game behind the fourth-placed New York Knicks.
This week, while mic'd up for the Emirates NBA Cup on Tuesday, Rivers sounded even more raspy and hoarse than usual. The situation raised questions about the famed coach given that he previously had surgery on a benign polyp in 2011.
On Thursday, while speaking with media members following practice, Rivers said that when he gets tired, it impacts his voice. He also said his "throat guy" told him that it was time to schedule a check-up after hearing his mic-up footage from Tuesday.
