Austin Rivers/Photo courtesy of New Orelans Pelicans, NBA.com

With all the rumors swirling about the possibility of guard Austin Rivers coming to the Clippers in a trade with Boston – the younger Rivers is part of a deal that apparently will send him from New Orleans to Boston , though official confirmation has yet to come on that – Clippers coach Doc Rivers was asked about all that Sunday morning before his team took on Miami at 12:30 p.m. at Staples Center.

Coach Rivers couldn’t say much because of league rules, so everything was hypothetical. Among those questions came one asking the elder Rivers if he was concerned he might play favorites with his son, who would likely be a reserve.

“I probably show favoritism to Blake (Griffin) and Chris (Paul),” Rivers said. “I love my son, but I’m still going to favor Blake and Chris and those guys first. The only one that would be upset with that would be Kris Rivers”

Kristen Rivers is the wife of Doc and mother of Austin.

Again, the Austin Rivers to Celtics trade is not official. The Pelicans and Celtics play each other Monday at Boston. Austin Rivers was still listed on the New Orleans roster as of Sunday. Memphis is also involved in the Rivers-to-Boston deal, according to multiple reports.