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Doc Rivers wanted to call Bill Simmons an idiot, and then did

    by Justin Klugh
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The NBA Draft brought out some feistiness in former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers and ESPN analyst Bill Simmons.

Simmons, a Boston sports fan, has long claimed that Rivers quit on the Celtics; an accusation that Rivers would naturally find offensive. During an interview last evening, Rivers got the chance to respond to the allegation and did so.

Nice to see Rivers take the high road on th - hey, wait a minute!  He said he didn't want to call him an idiot, but then basically did!

Cut back to Simmons, who got all quivery and small-pupiled before getting himself together and stating his take, again. Then there was some silence as the analysts tried to move on and think of something else to talk about.

But it wasn't over!

Twitter was the next arena, where Rivers' son Jeremiah took Simmons to task.

@BillSimmons @espn Your the same guy who was trying to run my dad out of town when it seemed like the Celtics were down and out.
@BillSimmons @espn Then you praised him like GOD himself when he helped turn things around. Where is your loyalty.
@BillSimmons @espn You know nothing about winning, about sacrifice, and being a champion. You sit behind a desk and pick on people.
@BillSimmons @espn .You are a Internet bully. There is a reason nobody will side with you. They like my dad better than you.

So I think we can all agree that this was the sports story of the century.