Gregg Popovichthe legendary coach of the San Antonio Spurswinner of five championships of the NBA(four of them, with Manu Ginobili In the team), he announced Friday left by the Texan franchise bank after 29 seasons.
The technical director was left from the bench since suffered a stroke on November 2. He also suffered a medical emergency on April 18. “Although my love and passion for basketball remain intact, I have decided that it is time to leave the position of coach,” said ‘Pop’ in a statement.
In possession of the record of victories in regular NBA season as a coach -with 1422 wins -Popovich, 76, will continue in the direction of the Spurs, now as president of sports operations.
In their social networks the Spurs shared a video meaning among several posts of thanks.
Greg Popovich’s career in San Antonio Spurs
Considered as one of the best coaches in the history of basketball, Popovich is synonymous with success, perseverance and fidelity to the Spurs, whom he has directed uninterruptedly since the 1996-1997 season. The DT 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 sport as Tim Duncan and also to other exceptional players such as David Robinson, Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker or Manu Ginobili (The most important Argentine in the history of the NBA). Also He directed the United States National Team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gameshanging 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 the bank left for an indefinite period due to health problems.
In 2023 he had signed a renewal of five seasons with the Spurs and since last season he had the responsibility of modeling a generational talent such as the French Victor Wembanyama. In his absence, he assumed the command of the Spurs in an interim way Mitch Johnson.
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