There’s the parquet, and then there’s the rest. Asked at a press conference about the American presidential election, after the victory of his San Antonio Spurs team against Houston (109-106), Gregg Popovich took out the sulphate to discuss the case of Donald Trump. For more than 10 minutes, the iconic coach harshly criticized the Republican candidate in the November 5 elections, calling him “a pathetic individual.” »
“He’s the biggest crybaby who ever walked the Earth!”, for example, indicated Popovich (75), coach of Victor Wembanyama at Spurs. He’s sick, he’s damaged, he grew up like the biggest daddy’s boy in New York, everyone knows that, and he always wanted to be part of the upper class. But everyone laughs at him. »
“The election that he lost, he continues to lie about that,” he continued about the election that Joe Biden won in November 2020. “People around him know that he is a liar but they surely find their interest in it. (…) We are in such a dangerous situation. The fact that he is disturbed and delusional is very dangerous. From now on, danger follows delirium. Our grandchildren will have to live with what this person has created. »
The presidential election discussed in the group
Gregg Popovich then sent a message to voters who abstained or were undecided between Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris: “We need everyone. I hope everyone understands that this guy is a con artist, and he’s very good at it. He’s even the best, we can give him credit for that. The best ever. But it makes me want to vomit. »
The Spurs coach also admitted that the subject of this presidential election took an important place in the life of his group. “We talk about it a lot with the players. Whether they want to hear it or not, I talk about it a lot anyway! We bring in speakers to talk about it. It’s useful to talk about things bigger than basketball,” Popovich said.
