"Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers has returned to Boston from his Orlando, Fla., home to undergo surgery on Tuesday for a non-cancerous growth on his throat, a league source said."
Rivers would not able to speak for two weeks after the surgery. Rivers signed a five years extension with the Celtics. In Mid-October, Rivers underwent a biopsy to determine if the lesions found in his throat were cancerous. After the tests, the results came out negative.
"I'm going to be around for a little while, it looks like," Rivers said in October. "I'm sure that disappoints everyone."
Rivers had been undergoing annual examinations of his throat and vocal cords because of the stress placed on those areas by his professions.
"Jim O'Brien suggested it two or three years ago and said every coach should do it," said Rivers, who has been spreading the word himself. "I'm glad I did it. I think most coaches should because we yell and use our throat a lot. It makes you more susceptible."
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