Sixers

Doc Rivers Utilizing the “Fuck it” Mantra

By Kyle Pagan

Published: May 5th, 2023 · 3:10 PM EDT

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Doc Rivers has had a new mantra, via Steve Bulpett at Heavy.com:

Doc is reminded of President Obama’s 2015 speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when he said he didn’t have a bucket list for the remainder of his term, but rather something that rhymed with that.

“It IS like that for me now,” Rivers said with a bit of a laugh. “Actually I say it all the time, ‘F*** it. The f*** with everybody.’ We’re good, I’m good. I love what I do, and I know that I’m good at it. And let’s keep doing it, you know?”

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Rivers then weathered the potential storm of James Harden slipping off to Las Vegas last week after cutting down the Nets — and getting caught on video arguing outside a nightclub with a member of his group before slapping the guy. Doc didn’t get distressed.

“It’s funny,” he said. “James called me before he went, and I was like, ‘So what? Do it.’ Dennis Rodman went to Vegas. They asked me about it, and I said, ‘We had three days off.’ I told them to do whatever they want. He’s a grown man. I didn’t care.

“Don’t hit anybody, but, you know …” Rivers added, trailing off into a laugh.

He acknowledged that younger Doc wouldn’t have found any of it so amusing.

“Fuck it.” I love it!

That Celtics championship team Doc coached had “Ubuntu” and this Sixers team has “Fuck it.” It’s a perfect mantra. Joel Embiid is hurt again? Fuck it. James Harden wants to go off to Vegas before the series? Fuck it. Sixers shoot 6-30 from three? Fuck it. When you’re a Sixers fan and you root for a team that has so much go wrong out of your control like freak injuries, #1 picks forcing their way out, and Twitter burners from your GM, your entire mantra should be “Fuck it!”  What’s the spread right now? Celtics -2.5? Fuck it. Give me Sixers moneyline. I’ll go down with the ship. Fuck it.  What do I have to lose that I haven’t already rooting for this team? Time to embrace the “Fuck It” mantra and ride it to a title.

Fuck it.