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Austin Rivers responds to his former teammate JJ Redick, defending his father, questioning Redick's loyalty, and highlighting the irony of the criticism given JJ's successful years with the Los Angeles Clippers under Doc.

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Former NBAer JJ Redick criticized Doc Rivers on Tuesday's morning First Take, accusing him of "always making excuses" and "throwing your team under the bus."

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In response, Doc's son, Austin Rivers, addressed the comments on ESPN's NBA Today later in the day.

"First off, I don't feel responsible for taking care of my dad, he's a grown man," Rivers said. "With this regard, I simply don't agree with it. For someone who's 'not accountable', he seems to be always held responsible. Considering he's always the guy who gets fired when things don't go right.

"It's just strange coming from JJ, and I got love for JJ. You're my Dukey, you know that I love you. It's just [that] your best years were with the Clippers," he went on to say. "I don't think he saved your career, I appreciate you, Pat [Beverley], this just seems a little weird."

Austin Rivers then provided reasons for the Milwaukee Bucks' recent struggles under Doc Rivers, mentioning the absence of key players.

"They're 3-7. Dame's missed most of those games. [Khris] Middleton's missed a lot of those games. They haven't even had their full team yet. We'll see what happens," he noted. "The pressure is there. But in terms of accountability, what are we doing here? Your best years in the NBA were when you played for him and the Clippers.

"It's just very ironic and kinda weird that you have this energy towards him," Rivers finished his rant.

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