We don’t see Gregg Popovich much these days.
The longtime former head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and still the current team president attended an NBA G League game on Friday evening, where the Spurs’ eponymous affiliate in Austin was in a duel with the Capital City Go-Go – the affiliate of the Washington Wizards.
Popovich, 76, was seen walking around the field accompanied by a stick and two other people and received a rousing ovation from the Austin Spurs crowd in attendance at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas.
Popovich, the winningest head coach in NBA history, took a leave of absence during the 2024-25 season while dealing with an increase in health complications after suffering a stroke on Nov. 2, just five games into the season.
Ultimately, Popovich stepped down from his role prior to this season and the Spurs promoted interim coach Mitch Johnson to full-time, with the five-time NBA champion transitioning to team president duties.
Popovich coached the Spurs from 1996 until last season and finished his coaching career with the most regular season wins (1,390) in NBA history, 55 ahead of second-place Don Nelson, under whom Popovich served as a Warriors assistant from 1992 to 1994.
With 170 playoff wins, Popovich trails only Phil Jackson (229) and Pat Riley (171) all-time.
His five titles with the Spurs came in the 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014 postseasons.
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