Doc Rivers on the 30th Anniversary of the LA Riots (ENCORE)

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🗓️ 27 December 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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We've collected our favorite episodes of 2022 into one playlist, to help ensure you didn't miss any of our best stories from this past year. And on today's show, we're republishing one of those episodes, which originally ran on April 29, 2022: A little over 30 years ago, April 29, 1992, the city of Los Angeles went to war with itself. Riots erupted on the streets following the acquittal of four LAPD officers in the beating of motorist Rodney King. It was a verdict that provoked outrage because the incident was captured on video, triggering a national debate over police brutality. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers was a guard for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1992. In an encore of one of our favorite shows from 2022, Doc shares how the sports world at large reacted to the verdict and the riots that followed, and how the social responsibilities of an athlete have changed in the 30 years since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Alright, so it is not a secret that I, Pablo, hello, have a complicated relationship, tortured
0:08.9	even, with the Philadelphia 76ers.
0:12.1	I am the priest of the process, yes this is true.
0:14.5	I am also somebody though who has endless conversations and criticisms about the head coach
0:21.0	of the team, Doc Rivers.
0:23.1	But ahead of their game against the Wizards tonight, after their big game on Christmas,
0:26.6	I wanted to bring you what is categorically the best conversation I have ever personally
0:32.2	had with Doc.
0:34.6	And we air this back in April for reasons you're about to understand very soon.
0:40.2	And it's about something that, yeah, I'd like you to listen to again.
0:45.6	So it is Tuesday, December 27th.
0:49.8	And this is ESPN Daily.
0:55.9	Also just a heads up, today's conversation does center around police brutality and violence.
1:20.8	On March 3rd, 1991, a White Hyundai Accel was driving over the speed limit down a Los
1:26.2	Angeles freeway.
1:29.4	When police asked 35-year-old Rodney King to pull over with his two friends in the car,
1:35.7	he refused, leading to a high-speed chase as several police cars and helicopters joined
1:42.1	the pursuit.
1:56.4	About eight miles later, police were able to corner King and they asked him to step out of
2:01.0	his car.
2:04.0	And what happened next is one of the most infamous incidents in American history.
2:10.5	The videotape beating of Rodney King left many Los Angeles residents outraged.
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