{"id":854493,"date":"2018-10-28T23:02:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T03:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=854493"},"modified":"2018-10-29T01:04:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T05:04:04","slug":"watch-clippers-played-austin-rivers-tribute-video-in-return-to-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/watch-clippers-played-austin-rivers-tribute-video-in-return-to-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Clippers curiously played Austin Rivers tribute video in return to LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBA teams are getting a bit less selective when it comes to honoring former players, it seems.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Rivers played for the Clippers from 2015-18, up until he was traded to the Wizards over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>And while Rivers was a solid role player for the Clippers, he was never really anything more than that. His best season, production-wise, came last year, when he averaged 15.1 points per game, and four assists.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why it was a bit surprising when the Clippers played a tribute video during a stoppage of play in the first quarter of Sunday&#8217;s game against the Wizards. It was Rivers&#8217; first return to Staples Center, so the team showed some love for him with a tribute video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Clippers played a tribute video for Austin Rivers during the mid-first quarter timeout. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yb4MUgAq6w\">pic.twitter.com\/Yb4MUgAq6w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jovanbuha\/status\/1056725420479893504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tribute videos are all the rage these days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA teams are getting a bit less selective when it comes to honoring former players, it seems. 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