After the Milwaukee Bucks hired Doc Rivers as their new head coach this week, ESPN’s Mike Breen paid a hysterical tribute to his former co-worker.
Rivers wasn’t with ESPN very long before heading back to the NBA as a head coach, and Breen noted the irony as he joked about Rivers making such a swift career transition.
The best line had to be Breen thanking Rivers for his “many weeks of service” with the network, which is pretty accurate since Rivers really wasn’t with ESPN very long at all.
May we all have a co-worker like Breen to send us off like this if we leave for another job one day.
Mike Breen and Doris Burke pay tribute to Doc Rivers, who left ESPN for the Milwaukee Bucks, with Breen quipping, "We thank him for all his many weeks of service." pic.twitter.com/spTFRFnHjN
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However, it was clear after Breen’s kidding around how much he and fellow ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke respect Rivers and enjoyed working with him for the time that they had.
Burke in particular delivered a moving farewell to Rivers as the latter tries to win another NBA title with the Bucks in his coaching return.
While we’re sure ESPN would take Rivers back in a heartbeat if the Milwaukee job doesn’t work out, he at least got a very fitting on-air goodbye from two of his former ESPN colleagues.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
