Greg Popovich, the legendary coach of the San Antonio Spurs, winner of five NBA championships, announced this Friday that leaves the bench of the Texan franchise after 29 seasons. Since he suffered a stroke on November 2. In possession of the record of victories in regular NBA season as a coach -with 1,422-, Popovich, 76, will continue in the direction of the Spurs, now as president of sports operations.
“Although my love and passion for basketball are still intact, I have decided that it is time to leave the position of coach,” he said Pop In a statement. Considered as one of the best coaches in basketball history, Popovich is synonymous with success, perseverance and fidelity to Spurs, whom he has directed uninterrupted since the 1996-1997 season. Popovich completely changed the franchise’s DNA and led the Spurs to win five rings (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014).
The extraordinary trajectory in Popovich’s NBA is mostly linked to a myth of basketball such as Tim Duncan and also other exceptional players such as David Robinson, Kawhi Leonard ,. He also directed the United States National Team at Tokyo Olympic Games, hanging the gold medal. Popovich suffered the spill last November 2, just before a match against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and two days later it was learned that he left the bench for an indefinite period.
In 2023 he had signed a renewal of five seasons with the Spurs and since the past he had the responsibility of modeling a generational talent such as the French Victor Wembanyama. In his absence, Mitch Johnson interim.
