Did the Bucks fire Doc Rivers? Explaining Milwaukee coach news in fake viral post originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Milwaukee Bucks don’t have the best vibes right now.Head coach Doc Rivers is under fire from some of the fanbase, too.But there’s a rumor that just started Monday night that isn’t true.MORE: Famous rapper Toosii commits to play college football in the ACCDid the Bucks fire Doc Rivers?No, the Bucks haven’t fired Doc Rivers.The rumor began from the popular parody account NBA Centel, which posted this:BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks have fired Doc Rivers pic.twitter.com/bbZ5fJcyaP— NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) December 2, 2025MORE: Adam Schefter blasted for framing of latest Shedeur Sanders newsThe Bucks are just 9-13 and sitting in the No. 11 spot in the Eastern Conference. That’s not good enough.Milwaukee can’t afford to stumble too much longer. There’s worry about Giannis Antetokounmpo eventually requesting a trade if things don’t get better.NBA Centel also has had a weird tendency to be right about things well in advance. So maybe this is bad foreshadowing for Doc.More news:Cris Collinsworth’s pronunciation of Marcus Mariota led to a Harry Potter jokeOlympic sensation Quincy Wilson commits to a Big Ten schoolLeBron passes Michael in a stat that means nothing in the GOAT debateCaitlin Clark might be the reason Steph Curry left Under ArmourBuffalo Bills show they can win like the SteelersThe new Stranger Things character was also an MLB All Star with the Brewers