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Doc Rivers to have throat surgery Tuesday
Rajon Rondo - G - Boston Celtics
May 17, 2011 - 2:55 PM ET

Doc Rivers is undergoing surgery Tuesday to remove a non-cancerous growth in his throat.

Rivers won't be able to talk for two weeks. "My wife will be the happiest person in the room about that," Rivers joked. He's all smiles after signing a five-year, $35 million extension on Monday.

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