火箭後衛奧斯汀 · 裡弗斯已經習慣了要面對他父親的球隊這樣的故事情節，以至於他在週三簡短地回答了媒體的採訪，他說，與父親道格 · 裡弗斯以及前隊友的比賽帶給他特別的自豪。

“We definitely take pride in that,” Rivers said. “That’s something you don’t see every day. I make jokes, but I’m very, very thankful. There’s guys here that don’t know their dad, let alone have a father in the same sport as him. That’s lucky, man. We’re healthy. We get to do this as a job. When we get to compete against each other, that’s a whole other thing. It’s pretty cool.”

“我們當然為此感到驕傲，”裡弗斯說。 “這可不是每天都能看到的。 我會開玩笑，但我非常非常感激。火箭隊內的人都不是很了解他的父親，更不用說是一個和他一樣從事籃球的父親。 真幸運，夥計。 我們很健康。我們把這當作一項工作。 當我們開始互相競爭的時候，那就是另一回事了。 這很酷。”

“more weird playing for him than playing against him.” Rivers said.That could be because Rivers said his father does talk some trash during games.

小裡弗斯為他的父親效力了四個賽季，他說“為他打球比擊敗他更奇怪” 這可能是因為裡弗斯說他父親在比賽中會說一堆垃圾話。