VIDEO: Austin Rivers gets his Austin Rivers on, stumbles, turns ball over
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Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers were widely mocked for their decision to trade Chris Douglas-Roberts, Reggie Bullock and a second-round pick for Doc's son, Austin.
Rivers' play has done little to quiet that criticism, and with Chris Paul sidelined for Game 1 of the team's second-round series against the Houston Rockets, the overmatched guard is now tasked with running the Clippers' offense.
Here's how that's going:
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