Overview
- Rivers, in a Friday appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, said he is done coaching and would be surprised to ever coach another game.
- He said he met with Bucks ownership about seven weeks earlier and told his staff he was finished coaching.
- The Bucks announced his firing after the April 11 season finale, which capped a 32–50 year that ended Milwaukee’s playoff streak.
- Rivers noted the season’s strain around Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injuries and public rumors, while reporting from ESPN’s Shams Charania has described talks about a possible advisory role.
- He leaves with a 1,194–866 record, a 2008 title with Boston, a 2000 Coach of the Year award, and a Hall of Fame induction set for August 2026.