Report: 76ers Worked to Regain Control of Doc Rivers' Twitter Account after It Was Hacked

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Doc Rivers, the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, reportedly had his Twitter account hacked before the team was able to take back control.

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A buddy alerted Rivers to "bizarre activity" on his account, including contentious likes, which the Sixers were able to reverse, according to John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

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The New York Post's Ryan Glasspiegel reports that Rivers' account liked a number of tweets with "adult material."

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The third season of Rivers' tenure in Philadelphia and his 24th overall as an NBA head coach are about to begin for the 60-year-old.

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In 1,778 regular-season games, Rivers, who has coached the Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, and Orlando Magic in the past,

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has compiled a 1,043-735 record. The fact that Rivers' teams have advanced to the postseason in 18 of his 23 seasons as head

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coach, including 14 of the most recent 15, is perhaps the most impressive. His greatest achievement was with the Boston Celtics,

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where he twice guided them to the NBA Finals and won a title in 2008. The Sixers have gone 100-54 and made the playoffs

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twice in his first two seasons with the team, but they have never advanced past the second round.

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