After news of San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich's wife Erin's death shook the basketball world on Wednesday night, countless NBA players and fans took to social media to share their condolences for the Popovich family's loss.
One of those players was Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry, who posted a picture and a heartfelt message on Twitter late Wednesday night in support of Popovich.
“I can’t imagine what Coach Popovich is going through, but I am lifting up prayers you and your family,” Curry said.
I can’t imagine what Coach Popovich is going through, but I am lifting up prayers you and your family. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/PMezvqWlcL
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) April 19, 2018
It's a very sad situation, as Popovich's wife passed away at the age of 67 following a battle with a long illness. The Popovich's were married for four decades and have two children.
As for tonight's Game 3 contest between the Warriors and Spurs at AT&T Center, it was announced earlier today that Coach Pop would not be in attendance following the news of his wife's death.
“I spoke to Pop this morning,” Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said this morning, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. “He's overwhelmed by the support. He's very appreciative of the love that's been shared with our group, and with him and his family and Erin's family. As you'd expect from Pop, he wants our focus to be about the game today, about this series, and that's what today will be about. We'll miss Erin a lot, and the focus of our team will be on supporting Pop. But we've got basketball to get back to.”
In Popovich's place, assistant coach Ettore Messina will fill in as head coach tonight as the Spurs look to avoid falling behind 3-0 to the Warriors.
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