Gregg Popovich has always been a spirited head coach for the San Antonio Spurs, even in his 25th season with the organization. After a photo made its rounds on social media, Manu Ginobili poked fun at his former head coach by reacting to Popovich's jumping ability.
Very funny and scary at the same time! Talk about #GrampaJuice! The old man can jump!! š¤£ pic.twitter.com/PGEHipHiY4
ā Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) January 9, 2021
The photo of Popovich having an impressive vertical while jumping near a referee occurred during San Antonio's game versus the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The Spurs would proceed to win the game 116-113 despite Popopvich being visibly upset at either the official or a player on the court.
While Popovich was animated in the moment, everyone turned the photo into a meme on social media. At the same time, Ginobili couldn't prevent himself from pointing out that Popovich is still a lively coach at 71 years old.
When Ginobili played for the Spurs during his 16-year career in the NBA, he wasn't a stranger to Popovich's rants on the sideline. If Manu Ginobili or anyone on the successful teams in San Antonio made a mistake during the course of a game, Popovich wouldn't hold back ā regardless of who they were.
Since becoming the coach of the Spurs in 1996, San Antonio has been one of the most successful organizations in the NBA. Though, last season was the first time that a Popovich-led Spurs team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since his first year as head coach.
It's apparent that Gregg Popovich has gotten accustomed to coaching a new-look team with the Spurs in recent seasons. However, Popovich is still an emotional coach and is still creating hilarious moments in San Antonio.
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