Files – San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich Watch will play in the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on March 31, 2024 at San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
San Antonio coach Greg Popovich is on track at home after a restaurant incident earlier this week, requiring doctors to see him.
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Popovich, 76, who missed most of the season while recovering from what the Spurs called a mild stroke, was at a San Antonio restaurant on Tuesday night when he felt sick, said a person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, as neither Popovich nor his team were public.
TMZ Sports, which first reported the story, got video footage of Popovich saying he was pulled away from the restaurant on a stretcher and loaded into the back of an ambulance. TMZ said rescuers were called by someone reporting that a person had been stunned at the restaurant.
Popovich stroked at the team’s arena in San Antonio on November 2nd. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson took over as acting head coach that night, coaching the team’s final 77 games.
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Popovich contacted Johnson regularly and was often at the facility. Popovich said at the time that he “hopefully will be able to return to coaching in the future.
The Spurs have given no indication if Popovich plans to return in time for the start of next season. He has been signed with the team throughout the 2027-28 season.
Popovich is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, leading the Spurs to five NBA championships and led US basketball to Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
His tenure with the Spurs dates back to 1988 when he joined the club as an assistant coach. He left in 1992 and returned on May 31, 1994 as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager.
He fired Bob Hill and appointed coach on December 10, 1996, and has held that title ever since.
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