NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers argues with referee Ken Mauer #41 after a technical foul call against the Brooklyn Nets in overtime at Barclays Center on November 29, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo: Getty Images)
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers got incredibly lucky on Monday. His Clippers overcame a 31-point deficit against the reigning national champion Golden State Warriors. But prior to that, Rivers dropped $2,000 on a San Francisco street that morning only for a stranger to give it back to him.
Rivers made sure to thank the stranger in his pre-game press conference. “Last thing,” Rivers said after answering all his questions. “Shout out to the San Francisco person who at the corner today, I was walking down the street — this is a true story — I reached in my pocket to grab my phone, unbeknownst to me I dropped about two grand on the street, kept walking, didn’t know it. A guy tapped me on the back and said, ‘That’s your money.'”
He added, “I don’t know a lot of places that that would happen,” he said. “But it happened today, so whoever that was, you could have had free tickets if you hadn’t have ran away.”
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of sports news in your in-box.
We find the sports news you need to know, so you don't have to.
It’s prompted a small search for the good Samaritan.
30 SPORTS FIGURES WHO DIED IN 2018 – TRIBUTE SLIDESHOW
Here are some of the best reactions to the good deed:
Eleven Republican members of Congress, led by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), sent a letter to…
Jude Bellingham could face disciplinary action from FIFA after slapping the back of Argentina substitute…
The Georgia Bulldogs finished the 2025 season with a 12–2 record, but fell short of…
The NBA offseason has featured several blockbuster moves that have reshaped the league. The Miami…
The British government is pressing FIFA to investigate Argentina's national soccer team after players displayed…
Spain's victory over France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was not simply the result…