San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich might be aging, but he is far from seeking retirement after being the longest-tenured helmsman in the game.

Popovich faced reporters for the first time since the passing of his wife, Erin, earlier in April — which caused his absence from the last three games of playoff competition, as his team lost 4-1 to the Golden State Warriors in the first round.

It wasn't long until members of the media questioned if he was nearing that time to retire, a notion which Pop wittily noted a “bologna.”

Via Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News:

“You get to a certain age and everyone goes, “How long are you gonna do this?” Well, how long are you going to be doing what you’re doing?,” said Popovich. “When I can’t do it anymore, or don’t wanna do it, or people don’t wanna do it with me, then I’ll stop doing it.”

Popovich has a four-year commitment to USA Basketball until 2022, though it isn't the same as being the full-time head coach of an NBA franchise, especially one that just lost its most prized player in a trade with the Toronto Raptors.

The 69-year-old is one of the most revered coaching minds in the sport of basketball, yet still gave his due credit to the coach that preceded him — arguing that his obligations to the Spurs would not hinder him from preparing Team USA.

“It’s a humbling thought to coach that team, but it doesn’t preclude me from doing what I’m doing with the Spurs,” he said. “I think Coach K (Krzyzewski) did a halfway decent job coaching Duke and winning over and over again with USA Basketball. He found a way to do it, so hopefully I can find a way to do it too and follow in his footsteps.”

Fret not, Spurs Nation, there's still plenty of Pop to go around.