Clippers’ Doc Rivers foresaw a coaching future for Nets’ Jacque Vaughn

Perhaps not specifically on Sunday evening, but longer term, Doc Rivers is rooting for Jacque Vaughn.
Entering the game against the Clippers, Brooklyn’s interim coach — promoted in March following Kenny Atkinson’s midseason departure — is 5-2, including 3-2 in the bubble. Brooklyn clinched a playoff berth last week with a 119-106 win over the Sacramento Kings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
It’s the second NBA head coaching stint for the Pasadena native, who starred a