Doc Rivers quit — briefly — as Clippers coach after a week on the job

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Clippers' transformation from laughingstock to potential championship contender began before Doc Rivers arrived. The team put together back-to-back winning seasons and won their first division title in 2013 before parting ways with Vinny Del Negro and making a deal with the Boston Celtics to pave the way for Rivers.

Of course, the team had experienced similar short-lived turnarounds even before that. Larry Brown coached the Clippers to back-to-back playoff berths in 1992 and 1993 before abruptly resigning. Elton Brand captained the Clippers in 2006 to their first playoff series win in 30 years before bolting two years