San Antonio Spurs legendary head coach Gregg Popovich spoke on the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While he acknowledges the great things that King did during his lifetime for civil rights and justice, Popovich couldn't hold back his feelings of sadness, considering how the country has been “rolling back so much” of what the activist fought for.

Below is the entire quote per Gerald Bourguet of Fan Sided. Gregg Popovich shared his thoughts on the landmark United States Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

“You could just look at the voting rights rollbacks ever since the supreme court decision in 2013 and how they continue to try to fight that to keep the vote down.”

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Apart from doing great work on the basketball court, Gregg Popovich has been pretty much vocal about what's happening in his country and all over the world. Some of his players even shared that they don't always talk about basketball with him.

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From time to time, Gregg Popovich makes his players read or talk about other things outside of basketball. It's his way of letting the players know that there's more to life than the sport. As a person part of a larger society, they have to be wary of what's going on around them. And since they're celebrities, they have the power and influence to create change.

Gregg Popovich is certainly one of the main reasons why the NBA is a world-renowned sports league. More than its commitment to reaching out to the whole world, the NBA's courage to speak out on pressing issues has made them an organization of paramount moral influence.

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