Spurs news: Gregg Popovich jokes San Antonio's losing streak is 'fake news'

Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich took a page out of the Trump Administration catchphrase book and called his team's seven-game losing streak "fake news."

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who has been an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump in recent years, took a page out of the Trump Administration catchphrase book and called his team's seven-game losing streak “fake news.”

Lots of humorous context here, but Pop calls reports of Spurs' losing streak "fake news" and "a witch hunt."

— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) November 22, 2019

Coach Pop have a full fledged parody of Donald Trump claiming “fake news” when asked about his team going through a tough period to start the year.

Reporter then asks if he would characterize Joe Biden’s influence on the tough start: “It’s a witch hunt!”

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) November 22, 2019

Popovich has coached the Spurs since 1996 and has seen the most successful stretch in franchise history, including five NBA championships and a 22-year consecutive playoff appearance streak.

However, during the 2019-20 season, the Spurs have hit a rough patch, losing seven in a row ahead of Friday night's game with the Philadelphia 76ers in the City of Brotherly Love. San Antonio's record stands at 5-10 as the face off with the intimidating Philly team approaches.

Popovich also called the tough start a “witch hunt,” President Trump's go-to accusation about House of Representative Democrats' initial investigation into possible crimes.

Over the past week, the House Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D – Calif.) have interviewed and questioned foreign officials working with the U.S. to ascertain information into President Trump's phone calls with Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky. Popovich, keeping up with politics and current events, imitated the U.S. president prior to tip-off against the Sixers.

Outside of the Spurs head coach's off-the-cuff jokes, Popovich has been upset with his team's stretch of poor performances, including Wednesday's loss to the Washington Wizards.

“All-in-all, if you score 132 points, you should probably have a pretty good chance to win a game. The bad news is that if you give up 138, you’re probably not gonna. I’m just a really smart guy — yeah I’m figuring that’s logical, right?” Pop told Candace Buckner of the Washington Post.

The Spurs, on the east coast, get to play Philly on Friday and the New York Knicks on Saturday.