Gregg Popovich is no longer the coach of San Antonio, reports Shams Sharaniya, and media around the world are reporting the famous sports insider's exclusive.
As if it weren't for the news to be out of the ordinary, an incredible "relationship" of 29 years is ending.
One of the best NBA experts in the history of the strongest league in the world led the team from Texas. And he might have led it for another season if he hadn't recently suffered a stroke at the age of 76. However, that doesn't mean he's completely parting ways with his beloved Spurs, nor that they'll send him into a peaceful retirement.
According to the aforementioned source, Popovich will oversee key departments of the franchise in the future, such as finance, marketing, public relations, ticket sales... In short, he will take care of everything, because he knows everything about the club better than anyone else. He both loves it and has the energy for business "expansion".
Popovich entered the coaching ranks at the age of 24, after a short playing career, and first became an assistant with the Spurs in 1988, and four years later he finished that job at Golden State. Until 1996, when he became the head coach of San Antonio and began a fascinating odyssey. With a mark in the form of 5 championship titles.
He was Coach of the Year three times and All-Star Game head coach four times.
In his role as coach of the US national basketball team, he won gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and bronze in Athens in 2004.
