Order on the Court

Along with his soaring optimism for the Celtics, Glenn 'Doc' Rivers brings to Boston, a city with a complex racial past, a life that has taught him the color of his skin does matter.

By Charles P. Pierce

Globe Staff / May 30, 2004

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