The Rivers family vs. Amin Elhassan Twitter war

The Rivers family of the NBA is certainly not on good terms with ESPN Insider Amin Elhassan. Two members of the Rivers clan used Twitter to attack Elhassan.

Bleacher Report’s Kyle Newport put together an interesting synopsis about the offspring of Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and ESPN Insider and former NBA front office executive Amin Elhassan.

While many in the NBA have a great deal of respect for Rivers as a head coach, he has drawn a great amount of criticism as a general manager in the last few years for his questionable decision making.

Rivers has shamelessly brought in former players of his from the late 2000s Boston Celtics and has even forced his son Austin Rivers into a backup point guard role with the No. 4 seeded team in the Western Conference that frankly is a bit more than he can handle.

The source of initial friction between the Rivers family and Elhassan began when Elhassan and UC Irvine’s Spencer Rivers got into a heated argument on Twitter Tuesday night after a game where Austin Rivers played terribly against the San Antonio Spurs. Austin Rivers had four points and packed himself on the rim during a dunk attempt.

Spencer Rivers tried to defend his brother but ultimately came across wanting to fight the ESPN insider.

Adding fuel to the fire, Rivers’ sister Tweeted a “haters are going to hate” Tweet. When does that ever resolve anything, honestly?

The beef between Elhassan and the Rivers is a bit of a complex Twitter situation, but frankly the NBA doesn’t have one particular heel team at this time.

The closest team to being perceived a villain in the league is the Rivers-led Clippers, as Los Angeles has found a way to be the most agitating team in the NBA the last two seasons for a myriad of reasons — and the Rivers are certainly one of them.