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Gregg Popovich has always been known to be a man of a few words during interviews, and is very well versed in sarcasm. It’s often that he gives very short responses, as well as one-liners that leave reporters speechless. The San Antonio Spurs head coach was at it again during the postgame media session after their […]

Gregg Popovich will not give the local media something to run with after franchise icon Tim Duncan visited the facility a few times during the past couple of series. The veteran forward has been helping out the San Antonio Spurs big men, as they face an uphill battle with the absence of Kawhi Leonard due […]

In the NBA, like any other professional sport, injuries come with the territory of competition with varying degrees of injuries. It has become the center of attention for the San Antonio Spurs with Kawhi Leonard unable to play in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors due to a sprained left […]

San Antonio Spurs talisman Kawhi Leonard has been declared out for Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors, head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters on Saturday morning. While Pop insists “he’s not thrilled” with the decision, the man at the helm claims “he’s still not ready” as Jonathon Simmons draws another start at small forward in […]

The NBA has named Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, Mike D’Antoni of the Houston Rockets, and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs as the finalists for the Coach of the Year award, as announced on Inside the NBA on TNT. Spoelstra seemed mired in a rebuilding season, losing the first 30 games of the team’s […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich spared no feelings when it came to his post-game press conference, letting it all out after a disappointing effort from his team in a 36-point meltdown loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs starters looked out of it throughout […]

LaMarcus Aldridge had yet another typical disappearing act in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals series against the Golden State Warriors — going from leading the way for the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 with 28 points, to being one of four starters that failed to reach double-figures scoring with only eight points […]

Playing without Kawhi Leonard, who couldn’t play due to an ankle injury, the San Antonio Spurs lost Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, 136-100. After the loss, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was upset with his team’s effort and believed that the Spurs’ heart wasn’t in the game due to […]

The Golden State Warriors were almost going to be without interim head coach Mike Brown in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Why was Brown almost going to miss the game? Well, he almost got arrested. Mike Brown was almost arrested on his way to arena thanks […]

ABC/ESPN sideline reporter Doris Burke turned the tables on the sarcastically grumpy San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich during Sunday’s Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, skipping on the usual follow-up question as a self-given treat for Mother’s Day. “Happy Mother’s Day to me, I’m taking the reprieve, sir. Mike Breen, back to […]

A day after suffering an extremely disappointing loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was understandably quite peeved about Zaza Pachulia‘s role in Kawhi Leonard reinjuring his left ankle. It didn’t take long for the video of this epic rant from Popovich to […]

Since the conclusion of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has become the center of attention for his involvement in the re-injury of Kawhi Leonard‘s left ankle. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich unleashed an epic rant on Monday about the play. He called out the league […]

The fate of the Western Conference Finals dramatically rests on the health of San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard, who was forced to leave with a left ankle injury at the 7:52 mark of the third quarter of Sunday’s Game 1 of the series. The Golden State Warriors took the advantage by the horns […]

If Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale thought he was getting away with the rant of the year — think again. San Antonio Spurs‘ boss Gregg Popovich went on a verbal onslaught criticizing Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia and his history of dirty plays with previous teams, citing just how deflating it is for […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard will not suit up for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors, head coach Gregg Popovich announced today, according to ESPN’s Michael C. Wright. The Spurs’ talisman was having a sparkling game prior to sprained his ankle twice in the third quarter of Sunday’s Game 1. First upon […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has long been considered as one of the best coaches in NBA history. He is no stranger to receiving high praise for his work ethic and desire to win, be it from his former players and fellow league greats. Stephen Jackson, who played for Popovich for four seasons, […]

The Golden State Warriors are once again on a roll this postseason and have remained unbeaten through eight games. Now in the Western Conference Finals, they are hoping they can continue their run of success and eliminate the San Antonio Spurs. That said, Gregg Popovich understands how difficult it will be for his team to […]

After playing for him for four seasons, Gregg Popovich knows Steve Kerr better than most people in the NBA today. The two worked together from 1998-2003 and won two championships, before the 6-foot-3 point guard retired. Now that he is also a champion head coach like him, Kerr has made Popovich even more proud, especially […]

The San Antonio Spurs for the last two decades have been the standard bearer for the rest of the NBA under head coach Gregg Popovich. In fact, the Spurs have clinched a playoff berth in each of the last 20 seasons, which is the longest active streak across all four major U.S. sports and third […]

Not many fans (outside of San Antonio) or pundits are giving the Spurs much of a chance to defeat the high-powered Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, but if they’re going to make it interesting, they’ll need a productive Kawhi Leonard. The MVP candidate sat out San Antonio’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over […]

A former staff of Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown also remains a good friend of the man they call “Pop”. These two indeed go a long way, even sharing the spotlight in the 2007 NBA Finals when Brown was still leading the Cleveland Cavaliers from the bench. […]

Throughout the San Antonio Spurs’ incredibly long run of being a league powerhouse, much of the credit should go to Gregg Popovich. The culture he cultivated within the franchise became the standard for NBA teams, and players or staff coming from San Antonio are usually heralded for having the Spurs pedigree. It’s all about winning […]

Playing without their best player on the night, the San Antonio Spurs still surprised a lot of people when they eliminated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinals series. After injuring his ankle in Game 5, Kawhi Leonard was forced to sit out Thursday’s match as he was still not back […]

Despite coming off an emphatic win in Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinals series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, Gregg Popovich is not getting a big head after the victory. The San Antonio Spurs head coach gave the Rockets a lot of credit for having a great season, but then turned his attention back […]

Closing out a series is always a tough task, and it will be more difficult for the San Antonio Spurs to come up with a victory in Game 6 against the Houston Rockets as they will be without their best player, Kawhi Leonard. Head coach Gregg Popovich announced the development during his pregame interview, and ultimately decided […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili turned a lot of heads following his vintage performance in Game 5 of his team’s Western Conference Semifinals matchup against the Houston Rockets. Despite only finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, the 39-year-old Argentinian international made timely baskets for his team and sealed their victory […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ready to unload his wrath on center Pau Gasol after missing his screen assignment in the winding seconds of regulation of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets. Jonathon Simmons had just come up with his best Kawhi Leonard impersonation and drawn an offensive foul on James Harden […]

The San Antonio Spurs posted a very gutsy performance on Tuesday night to win Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Even with Manu Ginobili‘s vintage game, what turned out to be the biggest story of the night was the ankle injury Kawhi Leonard suffered. It was early in the fourth […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has notoriously never been a fan of sideline interviews during nationally televised games. Things have not changed for the longest-tenured coach in the league, once again giving a classic fourth-quarter interview to TNT sideline reporter Allie LaForce. Pop only needed five words to answer the first question, providing […]

It’s no secret that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich knows where his team’s strengths and weaknesses lie. So when his team did a poor job getting back in transition once again, he had no choice but to make another sarcastic rip. “For us our bible begins with transition defense, and if it’s not […]

With 2:49 left in the third quarter of Game 2 of the series between the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets on Wednesday, James Harden once again found a way to draw a foul while attempting a three-point shot. However, the replay showed that he was the one who initiated the contact on Patty Mills, […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is wasting no time when it comes to making lineup adjustments, pulling out forward David Lee and inserting veteran center Pau Gasol into the lineup after suffering an embarrassing 126-99 Game 1 loss to the Houston Rockets at the AT&T Center, according to Mark Berman of Fox26. When questions […]

Getting absolutely dominated essentially since the opening tip, the San Antonio Spurs were blown out by the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their second-round series, losing 126-99. The Rockets jumped out to a big lead right away by knocking down three-pointers in rapid succession and playing at a fast pace that the Spurs couldn’t […]

The San Antonio Spurs weren’t exactly happy to get an early rest at the start of the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of their first round series. Down only four points to start the half, the starters turned the ball over twice in the opening 52 seconds, causing their tenured head coach […]

The business that is NBA basketball forced Boris Diaw and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to go their separate ways last offseason, as the French international has settled in nicely with the Utah Jazz, while Pop is enjoying youthful reserves to contrast his veteran plugs in the starting lineup. Asked to name what he […]

Last year during the Warriors‘ historic 73-win season, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was full of praise for Golden State, a team with which San Antonio was directly competing. The Warriors even surpassed the 70-win threshold in a game against the Spurs in April, yet despite the loss, Popovich like the rest of us was just in […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich couldn’t help but laugh it all off after taking a ridiculous last-second loss to the Portland Trail Blazers through a botched play. The longest-tenured coach in the league had previously vowed no more rest for his star players throughout the rest of the season, as his team led […]

Dallas Mavericks fans who paid a good amount of money to watch their team play against the San Antonio Spurs are very disappointed after finding out Gregg Popovich will sit out some of his key players. The team announced that a total of six players, including three of their starters will not see action on Friday. With the […]

Before Kawhi Leonard became the NBA superstar that he is today, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs faced a huge decision before securing his services back in 2011. With George Hill emerging as a solid point guard, the team were torn in giving him up for the former San Diego State Aztec. The veteran […]