Nate Robinson on when Doc Rivers wouldn't play him in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals
The fight came in the midst of a high leverage moment, so it makes sense that tensions were high. In Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Celtics, Rivers chose not to play Robinson, which did not go over well with the former Boston floor general.
"I played in the Finals," recalled Robinson. "I didn't really get to play like that because Doc Rivers was on some (expletive), but I was mad because we lost by four points."
"I said, 'D, I can score four points in my sleep, bro,'" he continued. "I couldn't believe it. He didn't even play me that game. I was hurt watching that confetti fall and watching Kobe Bryant just enjoy ... That could have been us. I was sick."
Check out the rest of the details from Robinson's account of that fateful day in the clip embedded above.
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