Gregg Popovich Articles - Page 26

Although San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has been at the helm of a team playing shorthanded without star forward Kawhi Leonard for a vast majority of 2017-18, he managed to get the Spurs back into the playoffs for a record 21st straight season. When Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News asked Popovich about […]

The San Antonio Spurs suffered a disappointing loss in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors.This notably had the absent of star forward Kawhi Leonard being around the team although he is still out of the lineup. There has been no clarity on the entire situation and his standing with […]

On Saturday afternoon, the San Antonio Spurs were completely outplayed in Game 1 of the first round by the Golden State Warriors en route to a lopsided 113-92 loss at Oracle Arena. During his postgame press conference with members of the media, Spurs longtime head coach Gregg Popovich had yet another classic interview when he […]

The Andre Ingram craze has taken over the NBA, but evidently, not everyone knows exactly who he is yet. Ingram is all the time three pointer leader in the G-League and at the age of 32 he finally got his shot in the NBA when the Los Angeles Lakers signed him for the final two games […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. Steve Kerr, who was once a Spur, will face his former head coach Gregg Popovich. Recently, Kerr expressed his immense desire in beating Pop. As reported by Melissa Rohlin of the Bay Area News Group, Kerr […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was asked who he wants to play in the first round of the playoffs. As if we all didn’t know exactly what he would say to that. Popovich of course said he doesn’t care and then went into longer detail on other things. Pregame Popovich: Doesn’t care who […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

LA Clippers center Boban Marjanovic is one of the most lovable players in the NBA, and he started out his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs during the 2015-16 season. He only played in 54 games and started just four games for the Spurs, but he was easily a fan favorite in San Antonio […]

For the San Antonio Spurs, last night’s 113-110 loss to the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center was a defeat that could sting a team for numerous reasons. According to ClutchPoints’ own Tomer Azarly, Spurs legendary head coach Gregg Popovich was most upset with San Antonio’s lack of discipline against the Clippers, especially down the stretch of […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich continues to face the onslaught of questions regarding the impending return of his star forward, Kawhi Leonard. Asked if his players need some “clarity” regarding his status for the foreseeable future, Popovich once again scoffed at the notion. “They have clarity,” said Popovich, according to Tom Orsborn of […]

At 40 years of age, San Antonio Spurs veteran shooting guard Manu Ginobili has yet to even miss the playoffs once in his illustrious NBA career. Despite all the drama that has been reported by the media regarding injured star forward Kawhi Leonard’s current status with the Spurs, Ginobili is taking things day by day […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered Tuesday’s contest against the Washington Wizards with an 88 percent chance of making the playoffs, per FiveThirtyEight. That’s not too surprising since the team earned 20-consecutive playoff berths headed into this season. However, it is impressive given the fact that this happened with their star player Kawhi Leonard only playing nine games […]

The most surprising storyline of the 2017-18 NBA season is Kawhi Leonard’s injury and how the San Antonio Spurs have handled the situation. After missing the start of the season, Leonard returned for only nine games and it is unclear what his status is as the playoffs approach. During this process, there have been conflicting […]

The San Antonio Spurs got some much-needed leg room in the Western Conference standings after they eked out a hard-earned 103-99 win at home against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. With the win, the Spurs managed to improve their record to 44-32, which is good for fourth in the conference. They also tied […]

In the midst of a fierce Western Conference playoff race and doing his best to keep his team’s chances afloat, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich promised to keep speaking out on President Donald Trump and other social issues that plague the nation. Most would offer that Popovich has plenty to worry about, with […]

For the San Antonio Spurs, it is just another day and yet another that head coach Gregg Popovich’s team did not have the services of star forward Kawhi Leonard. This has been the case now for most of the season, as Leonard has missed all but nine games during the 2017-18 campaign due to his […]

What makes Gregg Popovich a great coach is that not only does he know exactly when and what play to execute, but he also has an excellent understanding of life itself. His life does not revolve around basketball alone. He is completely aware of the social issues at hand and is not afraid to address […]

The March For Our Lives rally took place all across the country on Saturday with the main event happening in Washington, D.C. The march called for common sense gun control laws so that these shooting tragedies will stop happening all across the country. It brought out hundreds of thousands of young adults trying to make their […]

Pau Gasol has had quite a career. He won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers under Phil Jackson, and then later got the opportunity to play under Gregg Popovich on the San Antonio Spurs. Both Popovich and Jackson are considered to be two of the best coaches in NBA history, with 16 NBA championships […]

A symbol of stability in the NBA for the past two decades, no one predicted any kind of drama surrounding the San Antonio Spurs franchise this season. But somehow, that hasn’t been the case. Kawhi Leonard’s quad injury has had him missing most of the season while the situation surrounding his return has caused the […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in 21 seasons, thanks to a wild tornado of a race in the Western Conference and the injury woes they’ve faced all season long. Yet it’s the captain of this ship, head coach Gregg Popovich, who has shined the brightest […]

Despite missing all but nine games of the 2017-18 season so and his future with the team is completely up in the air, star forward Kawhi Leonard is still expected to be offered a max contract extension this summer by the San Antonio Spurs and qualifies for the designated veteran player contract extension, according to Spurs […]

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of a heated Western Conference Playoff race. However, the headlines continue to surround the potential return of small forward Kawhi Leonard. Although the Spurs currently own the fifth spot in the West, there is still a very good chance that they miss the postseason given the lack of […]

Last week, there was plenty of talk about San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard returning as early as this Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. According to an article written today by Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich isn’t going to make any assumptions on when Leonard […]

Pau Gasol has had himself a really nice career in the NBA and when he decides to hang up the sneakers, there is no doubt that he will be a Hall of Famer. Throughout his career, he has been blessed with good health and playing for some really good head coaches. He has played for […]

As the San Antonio Spurs await Kawhi Leonard’s impending return, head coach Gregg Popovich remains noncommittal about his return, recently admitting he’s unaware on when he’ll come back. “I have no idea,” said Popovich when asked about his star forward, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. “He is not practicing with us.” […]

With all the news that has been reported about San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard, it still remains unclear if and when he will exactly return to action this season. Head coach Gregg Popovich added more speculation to his potential availability after speaking to Leonard on Tuesday afternoon. The five-time champion coach said that […]

Earlier in the season, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich made the decision to have Tony Parker come off the bench in favor of Dejounte Murray, who is considered the team’s point guard of the future. While he still has a long way to go before reaching what the French international has done in […]

It has been a tough road for Kawhi Leonard, who has spent much of the regular season recovering from multiple injuries. The 2014 Finals MVP has been absent from the Spurs starting lineup since the Western Conference Finals, where Leonard went down with an ankle injury as stepping on the foot of Warriors center Zaza […]

Steve Kerr candidly remembered his days playing under Gregg Popovich after first meeting the then-young coach in 1998 after he had been dealt to the San Antonio Spurs in a sign-and-trade with the Chicago Bulls. The now 52-year-old coach admired Popovich’s offbeat style of coaching, where he yelled at his stars consistently, keeping them accountable […]

Head coaches Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr have been often outspoken about social injustice and various political issues, which have arisen in the last few years — so often that fans have motioned for the two to run for office. This idea took off last season when a group of fans was inspired to create […]

Before the duo of Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich became two of the most successful coaches in the NBA, they were player and coach — tasked to meet the same goal through very different roles. The two first met in 1998, after Kerr had departed the Chicago Bulls after five successful seasons with the team. […]

The Tony Parker era is about to end in San Antonio very soon. This season is quite possibly the last time that the beloved point guard will be putting on a San Antonio Spurs jersey in NBA arenas as he hangs up his sneakers for the last time. Soon, the Spurs will have to replace […]

Gregg Popovich is fondly considered to be one of the best head coaches in NBA history. After becoming unsatisfied with the San Antonio Spurs’ direction, Popovich found himself taking the head coaching position in 1997. Two years later, the Spurs won their first championship with the combined efforts of David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Later, […]

Tim Duncan retired two years ago. It was an event marked for its importance in Spurs and NBA history. Yet, only now are the San Antonio Spurs and the basketball world coming to grips with its significance. The Spurs’ way, as we have come to know it, retired with Tim Duncan. After a 116-112 loss to […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been a model basketball organization since Gregg Popovich took over as head coach in 1997. Two years later, the Spurs would win their first championship, thanks to the efforts of Tim Duncan and David Robinson. However, it wouldn’t stop there. The Spurs would go on to win four more championships, […]

The San Antonio Spurs have managed to under-perform the entire regular season, which is unusual for an organization that has established a winning culture since head coach Gregg Popovich first took over as coach in 1997. The Spurs are currently fourth place in the Western Conference. That isn’t a bad place to be, but it’s […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has chimed in the much-talked-about war of words between Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and FOX News host, Laura Ingraham. A quick recap on how it transpired: James shared a passionate comment against United States President Trump in a recent episode of Uninterrupted’s web series, Rolling With The Champion. “The […]

By a popular consensus, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar small forward LeBron James is still the best basketball player in the NBA, even at 33 years old. The superstar point forward is known for making those around him better, but he does have a knack to dominate other integral aspects of the game. James’ all-around play allowed […]