His absence had not escaped anyone this Saturday. Authors of a resounding feat against Rudy Gobert‘s Minnesota Timberwolves, Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs had scored a second victory in a row without their coach Gregg Popovich.
Absent due to illness, the Spurs coach was replaced at short notice by Mitch Johnson, his assistant. An absence that is likely to continue according to ESPN: “San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suffered a health problem before Saturday’s game and his assistant Mitch Johnson is expected to be interim head coach for an indefinite period, including Monday against the Clippers and Wednesday against the Rockets,” according to the American media.
“He just doesn’t feel good”
Mitch Johnson returned to this announcement after the game against the Wolves: “I was informed about 2 and a half hours before the start of the game that Popovich was not available. He doesn’t feel well. This has happened before. I think everyone should always be ready for the next game. We got tired of injuries and sometimes people get sick or don’t feel well or things happen in life. He just doesn’t feel right. »
The nature of Gregg Popovich’s illness has not been revealed. The duration of the absence of the coach who has the most victories in the NBA remains uncertain.
