Doc Rivers brushed off rumors linking him to the Los Angeles Lakers by saying that he and Steve Ballmer verbally agreed to a contract extension earlier this season.

"Well, I have a job and the Lakers have a coach, No. 1, and I am going nowhere. I can tell you that. Straight and up front, I'm going to be here until (Clippers owner) Steve (Ballmer) says get out. I plan on being here a long time," said Rivers.

Rivers added that while he and Magic Johnson are friends, he still has unfinished business with the Clippers.

"Just so we won't talk about this for a while, let me end this right now: (Lakers president) Magic Johnson and I are very close friends, as you know, and that's what we are. (But) early in this year, we (Ballmer and I) both decided let's end this thing. Take this (option) out and extend and make it a longer deal. We've long decided on that. We just have chosen not to say anything about it. I'm here. My job is not done here."