The conflict has also been discussed several times among his teammates at the San Antonio Spurs. “No one knows how far this is really going to go. It’s all a big question mark,” said Pöltl. His sympathy goes to the people of Ukraine. “It’s a shame and sad for the people who are being put in a situation they can’t help. They are faced with the choice of leaving their own country or fighting against Russia.” This situation makes him sad. “It was so far from my imagination that a country like Russia would just invade Ukraine.”