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Doc Rivers doubled down on his take on the tragic death of Renee Good earlier this month at the hands of federal immigration agents. The Milwaukee Bucks coach called ICE's training "horrible" since there have been two deaths of American citizens in Minneapolis in January.
Interacting with the reporters before the game against the Boston Celtics, Rivers was asked about his initial comments about what is happening in Minneapolis. His message got some criticism from people favoring the immigration agency's task, but the coach was not afraid to continue calling out what he thinks is completely wrong.
"Both, and I don't change that at all," Rivers said when asked if he still thought Good's death was murder in a legal sense or as moral condemnation, according to OutKick. "The training of ICE is horrible… and being in Minnesota, where there's 130,000, I think, undocumented people, why not Texas, where there are 1.7 million undocumented?"
The one-time NBA champion coach continued:
"I think we all, everybody in this room, I would say, wants a safer America. I don't know if what we're doing right now is making it safer. I know those two people in Minnesota would definitely disagree with that."
The circumstances in Minneapolis made headlines following Renee Good and Alex Pretti being killed by ICE agents. United States President Donald Trump promptly removed Greg Bovino from his position in Minneapolis and sent border czar Tom Homan to calm things down in the city.
As for Doc River, he is not the only coach to give his take on what is happening in Minneapolis. Multiple coaches, like Steve Kerr, Chris Finch and David Adelman, have all given their thoughts on the issue.
Even players like Steph Curry and Victor Wembanyama have spoken out despite facing criticism from some parts of the NBA fanbase.
Doc Rivers breaks silence on Giannis Antetokounmpo's future
Amid all the issues outside the court, Doc Rivers also tackled a bigger concern for the Milwaukee Bucks. Rivers was questioned about Giannis Antetokounmpo's future ahead of the February 5 deadline.
"Giannis is gonna play," Rivers said, according to Sports Illustrated. "I think Giannis is going to come back and play at some point. We just don't know when that point is. He's progressing. I've been here through two playoff series so far and I've yet to have a healthy team. Giannis wants to be healthy."
Antetokounmpo is currently without a timetable because of a calf injury. He has not officially requested a trade, but there have been various reports about him being ready for a "new home."
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