Rivers talks Johnson's firing

The news of the firing of Nets head coach Avery Johnson sent shockwaves throughout the NBA yesterday.  Celtics head coach Doc Rivers spoke to the media after hearing the news about his good friend.  

"It's awful," Rivers said. "Obviously it's the business we're in. But it's a tough one. He's one of my best friends. It comes out of nowhere. Avery's a terrific coach, so who knows?....I just saw that they beat us two out of three times....If you (go back to) three weeks ago, they were playing as well as anybody. The NBA is a league of ebbs and flows.....It is. You go on good streaks. You go on bad ones. You right your ship and go back on a good time. I thought it was awful quick to make a change. I'm very surprised by that, but listen, I don't work there, I don't do business there. My friend is Avery Johnson."