San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is not only one of the best coaches in NBA history, but also one of the best leaders to ever grace the hardwood. One of the more outspoken figures in North American professional sports while always sticking up for the best interests of his players and society in general, Popovich was at it again on Monday afternoon. His press conference was related to anything but basketball.

Gregg Popovich, who isn't typically the happiest of coaches, was reportedly even more hot on Monday as he promptly denounced the most recent instance of police brutality in Minnesota.

In the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, Minn., 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer after being pulled over. The local police chief called the shooting “accidental,” saying the officer mistakenly reached for a gun instead of a taser.

This fatal incident occurred while the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is still ongoing. Chauvin is on trial for a murder charge connected to the death of George Floyd. That death unleashed massive protests in Minneapolis late last spring and into the summer. Those protests in Minnesota flowed across the country and the world, as Gregg Popovich knows. The Spurs' coach had a lot to say about Daunte Wright's death:

“It just makes you sick to your stomach,” Gregg Popovich told reporters on Monday afternoon, via Mike Finger of San Antonio Express-News. “How many times does it have to happen? … That individual is dead. He’s dead. His friends and family are grieving.”

Although it unfortunate that Gregg Popovich must speak on these issues so frequently, he has become the league's de facto voice of reason over the course of the last year or so — and even beyond that, quite honestly.

“The people who continually fight to maintain the status quo are not good people,” Popovich added. “It’s deplorable.

“We need to find out who funds these people. I want to know what owners in the NBA fund these people who perpetrate these lies. Maybe that’s a good place to start, so it’s all transparent.”

As it stands today, Gregg Popovich's Spurs come in at a nearly even 25-26 on the year, good for ninth place in the Western Conference standings.

Gregg Popovich is certainly aware that Monday night's Minnesota Timberwolves-Brooklyn Nets game was postponed due to the unrest in Minneapolis.