Nate Robinson says Doc Rivers gave him a DNP that cost him a $1,500,000 contract bonus
“I had it in my contract where I made like $1.5 million if I played a certain amount of games. Doc Rivers gives me a DNP the game where I needed one more game to get $1.5 million. And all I had to do was go in the game”
“Before the game I told KG, I told the team, and they were like, ‘Man, what you gonna do.’ The real me wanted to just go sub in and say, ‘Sub me.’ But they were telling me, ‘Nate, you want to play in this league a long time. You got to be professional. You don’t want to go to the D-League,’ and all this bullshit they try to hold over your head to keep you in line”
“I was like, Cool. Alright, whatever. After the game I called my agent. I told him, ‘Bro, I think he did that on purpose.’ And he was like, ‘Well, we don't have any proof that he did’”
“I come from the Knicks. I was just playing, and then I don't play. That's a clear sign. Why would he give me a DNP. I'm not hurt. I'm ready to go. What was the reason. I never even asked him, but I know he did that on purpose. I know it”