Let's get one thing out of the way. There is definitely more than one "Doc" in Philly sports history, considering there are two Hall of Famers who went by the moniker.
But Roy "Doc" Halladay likely wasn't on Marc Zumoff and Glenn "Doc" Rivers' minds when they were discussing how NBC broadcasts would refer to the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. And if there's anyone deserving of recognition, it's Halladay, especially given the event that occurred 10 years ago on this day in sports history.
But I can get behind the statement that there's only room for one "Doc" in town when we're looking at Philly basketball and not all Philly sports.
That figure, of course, is Julius "Dr. J" Erving, who ranked in the top ten of Sports Radio 94WIP's G.O.A.T. of Broad Street countdown.
The Sixers' NBC broadcast team -- more specifically play-by-play announcer Marc Zumoff -- has referred to Rivers by his birth name through the years and doesn't appear to be ready to change that just because he's now coaching the home team. And Doc... I mean, Glenn Rivers seems perfectly okay with that.
"Im Glenn with you, and I'm fine with that, because I actually agree with that," Rivers told Zumoff over a video call (via NBC Sports). "There's only one Doc in town."
It makes even more sense when you consider the fact that Glenn Rivers is only called "Doc" because he was wearing a Dr. J t-shirt at a basketball camp as a kid.
Me? I don't know if I'll be able to just drop everything in my memory banks over my life as an NBA fan and just start referring to him as "Glenn." Doc Rivers is Doc Rivers, and though I agree that Dr. J has a justifiable case on his side to monopolize the usage of all doctor-related nicknames, I just don't think I'll be able to get past what is so deeply engrained in my head.
Now, if it adds to the Sixers' success by referring to him as Glenn, I'll act is if I never knew him any other way.
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