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People love to have jokes on Austin Rivers but it was impossible to do that last night as he commanded the ultimate respect from fans and fellow players. Rivers caught a mean elbow to his right eye early in the game and from the amount of blood that was leaking from his face, his night looked over. However, 11 stitches and another quarter later, Rivers made his return because the Clippers needed ever player they had last night.

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In the end, Rivers returning wasn’t enough for the Clippers as the Blazers ended their season but it wasn’t for lack of effort. He wound up finishing with 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the 106-103 loss.

Perhaps more importantly, Rivers earned a huge amount of respect from media, fans and players around the league.

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