Im sure he said it in a humorous fashion (even tho Ive never seen Austin Rivers have joy or happiness) but damn man
Naw, they really aren’t close at all. There was an article about how strained their relationship is a while back. It was actually pretty sad to read.
“He and I don’t know each other like that. We know each other as strictly basketball. A lot of people on the outside don’t understand that because people think we have a relationship like every other father and son. We just don’t. That’s because he’s been gone my whole life, and that’s fine.
https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story...rs-emotional-relationship-coach-father-042816