An official statement from San Antonio Spurs clarifies the health status of the head coach Gregg Popovich. The 75-year-old basketball legend NBA he has been absent from the bench since last November 2, when he felt ill shortly before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. From the medical checks carried out it would have been a slight stroke. According to what was reported by the Texan company, he is now well and has begun a rehabilitation process.
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Pop’s words
As American NBA expert journalist Shams Charania reports, Popovich would have left a message for Mitch Johnson, interim coach, to spread with the rest of the team: «Don’t worry about me, focus on the task at hand here in San Antonio, which is to win .
And when I come back, I’ll come back.” The players would have been very shaken after the illness of the coach, whose goal, in any state of health, is always to compete at the highest level.
Who is Gregg Popovich
Gregg Charles Popovich75 years old, is the current president and coach of the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise, a team he has coached since 1996. He is also the winningest manager in American League history basketball player with 1336 victories in 2030 games, all on the bench of the Texan team, which led to the victory of 5 championships. San Antonio was one of the strongest teams of the first half of the 2000s with the big three Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. She won her last title in 2014, led by star Kawhi Leonard. Between 2018 and 2021 he was also head coach of the USA national team, with which he won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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