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Gregg Popovich Not Sure He’ll Coach Next Season

Gregg Popovich Not Sure He’ll Coach Next Season

Gregg Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs head coach has yet to determine whether he’ll coach the San Antonio Spurs for the 2019-20 season. The 69 year-old coach has led the Spurs to 5 NBA championships yet he could be close to calling it quits. Should he decide to continue coaching, Popovich would become the fourth [...]

January 18, 2019 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Gregg Popovich Passes Pat Riley For 4th On All-Time Wins List

Gregg Popovich Passes Pat Riley For 4th On All-Time Wins List

Gregg Popovich hit another milestone in his legendary career Tuesday, surpassing Pat Riley on the NBA’s all-time coaching wins list. The San Antonio Spurs head coach led his team to a 111-86 win over Phoenix, earning him his 1,211th regular-season win. The victory grants him sole possession of fourth place on the all-time wins list. [...]

December 12, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Kawhi Responds to Popovich’s Leadership Comments

Kawhi Responds to Popovich’s Leadership Comments

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard spoke out Sunday and addressed critical comments from Spurs coach Gregg Popovich that Leonard was not a leader during his time in San Antonio. Popovich understands Leonard’s value, having coached him for seven seasons but he did comment that leadership wasn’t his forte. “Well, Kawhi [Leonard} was a great player, [...]

November 26, 2018 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Manu Ginobili to Meet with Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich to Discuss NBA Future

Manu Ginobili to Meet with Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich to Discuss NBA Future

Get ready to have a really bad case of the sadz: Manu Ginobili may be ready to retire from the NBA. Nothing has been determined, it seems, at the moment. However, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the 41-year-old future Hall of Famer will meet with San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich to discuss his [...]

August 23, 2018 admin Rumors 0

On Heels of Trade Request, Kawhi Leonard Meets with Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich

On Heels of Trade Request, Kawhi Leonard Meets with Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich

Kawhi Leonard and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich have officially met. What that means for their future together, though, remains unclear. After requesting a trade through the media, apparently without notifying the Spurs, Leonard met with Pop in San Diego on Tuesday, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania: The meeting between the two [...]

June 20, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Few Believe Gregg Popovich Will Keep Coaching San Antonio Spurs Beyond 2020 Olympics

Few Believe Gregg Popovich Will Keep Coaching San Antonio Spurs Beyond 2020 Olympics

The end of Gregg Popovich’s illustrious tenure with the San Antonio Spurs may soon be coming to an end. Relax, he’s returning to the sidelines next year. Probably the year after that, too. But beyond the 2019-20? Not so much. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, those close to Pop do not believe he’ll still be [...]

June 15, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Gregg Popovich ‘Bound to Try to Force’ Spurs into LeBron James Free-Agency Sweepstakes

Gregg Popovich ‘Bound to Try to Force’ Spurs into LeBron James Free-Agency Sweepstakes

Four teams are typically mentioned in the LeBron James free-agency sweepstakes: The Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers. People have tried making the Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics and even the Miami Heat a thing, but this really appears to be a four-team race. Gregg Popovich, though, may be hoping to [...]

June 11, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Kawhi Leonard Reportedly Wants Gregg Popovich to ‘Tweak Some Things’ If He Stays with Spurs

Kawhi Leonard Reportedly Wants Gregg Popovich to ‘Tweak Some Things’ If He Stays with Spurs

Kawhi Leonard is willing to stay with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s even open to signing a long-term extension with them. He just wants a promise from head coach Gregg Popovich that certain things are going to change. Apparently. From the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola: “Don’t you have to sign him,” asks one rival [...]

April 27, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Popovich to Take Lead on Repairing Relationship With Leonard This Summer

Popovich to Take Lead on Repairing Relationship With Leonard This Summer

The San Antonio Spurs season ended Tuesday night with a 99-91 loss to the Warriors in Game 5 of their 1st round series. Now comes a whole series of questions including: Will Manu Ginobili and/or Tony Parker retire? Will Danny Green and Rudy Gay opt into the final years of their deal or test the [...]

April 25, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Ettore Messina will Serve as Spurs Interim Head Coach After Passing of Gregg Popovich’s Wife

Ettore Messina will Serve as Spurs Interim Head Coach After Passing of Gregg Popovich’s Wife

The San Antonio Spurs announced on Wednesday that Gregg Popovich’s wife, Erin, passed away. The two were married for four decades, and she had apparently been sick for quite a while. Spurs general manager R.C. Buford released the following statement in the aftermath of Erin’s passing: [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/986762877959884800] LeBron James also sent his prayers and [...]

April 19, 2018 admin Blogs 0