Doc Rivers sent Twitter into a frenzy after his followers called him out for liking some pornographic tweets.
Fans of the Philadelphia Sixers coach noticed that the account was liking a lot of explicit content which caused Rivers to come under fire on social media.
Doc Rivers going absolutely crazy on Twitter this summer. pic.twitter.com/AnYdRexyVB
— Philly’s Phinest Beercan (@BeercanBrain) September 17, 2022
Since then, the Sixers reported that their coach’s account was hacked. Reported John Clark tweeted out, “I’m told Doc Rivers’ Twitter account was hacked and the Sixers were able to undo the likes and they are getting his account back to full working order.”
The tweet went on to say, “Doc was informed by a friend about the bizarre activity on his account and it is being taken care of by the team.”
I’m told Doc Rivers’ Twitter account was hacked and the Sixers were able to undo the likes and they are getting his account back to full working order
Doc was informed by a friend about the bizarre activity on his account and it is being taken care of by the team pic.twitter.com/Srwg0EN2Wv
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 17, 2022
Rivers’ account being hacked was confirmed by Paul Hudrick, an editor of the Sixers blog on SB Nation. “Confirmed through a source that Doc Rivers’ Twitter account was compromised and the team was working overnight to address it.”
Confirmed through a source that Doc Rivers’ Twitter account was compromised and the team was working overnight to address it. All of the content has since been unliked and Rivers has full access to his account again.
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) September 17, 2022
Doc Rivers’ Twitter account seems to be back to normal and all of the explicit content has been removed.