‘Fire Doc Rivers’ goes viral after Penn student makes it his final message on graduation day

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A newly minted Penn graduate used his commencement ceremony to dwell on another disappointing Sixers season. Leo Chen went viral after he crossed the stage and flashed his phone to the crowd. “Fire Doc Rivers,” read the white letters on the black screen.

Cue the long gowns, Sir Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March, families visiting the city in their Sunday best to celebrate, and a newly minted graduate using his commencement ceremony to dwell on another disappointing Sixers season.

“[Teddy’s] just a diehard Sixers fan, diehard Philadelphia sports fan, and I knew he would appreciate it,” said Chen. Chen maintains Doc Rivers is an average coach, a choker in high-stakes games, and you can’t count his championship run with the 2008 Boston Celtics because the team was simply “flooded with insane talent,” including Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.

Take Paul Reed’s crucial performance during the Miami series. The general consensus among the fanbase is that Reed was a surefire upgrade from DeAndre Jordan during Embiid-less minutes. Still, Reed struggled with fouls, an issue fans

 

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