Clippers coach actively involved in Special Olympics

Los Angeles Clippers president and head coach Doc Rivers likely hasn't had much downtime this offseason between reeling DeAndre Jordan back in, reuniting with his old pal Paul Pierce, and negotiating a new contract with his own son.

With all that business squared away, now Rivers can enjoy his time at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in L.A, which he's been promoting all year.

"We need the excitement in this city, and we need people to come out,” he said in January, according to the team's website.

"Kids from all over the world are coming. We've got to get our hands in this, I think everybody in L.A. This is a really neat thing for the city of L.A., to showcase the city of L.A., but more importantly for these kids."

Rivers has been on the Special Olympics' board, and served as a flag carrier at an earlier event in Connecticut. He'll watch the games this week and later participate in the medaling.

Rivers was also part of a celebrity game Monday.

This year's summer games kicked off in Los Angeles on Monday.

The games feature competitions in 25 Olympic-style sports involving 6,500 athletes and 2,000 coaches representing 165 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers.