Gregg Popovich Stepping Down From Coaching, Remaining as Spurs President

[Dback Jon]

Gregg Popovich Stepping Down From Coaching, Remaining as Spurs President

The longtime coach has been sidelined most of the season after suffering a mild stroke in November.

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Longtime San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will no longer serve as the head coach and instead transition into a role as the team president, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Friday.

Popovich was sidelined since November after suffering a mild stroke. In February it was announced that he would not return to the team this season. And, now it looks like his 29-year tenure as head coach is over.

 

[Ronin]

Spurs to reportedly hire Mitch Johnson as head coach after Gregg Popovich steps down

Mitch Johnson will take over as the Spurs' head coach after serving in an interim role last year.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[BirdGangThing]

goat

 

[Dback Jon]

goat

100%

 

[Ronin]

Gregg Popovich, by the numbers: The legendary career of the longtime Spurs coach

On Friday, Gregg Popovich stepped down as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[gimpy]

29 years? Wow.
Com'on Suns. Get one like him.

 

[Chaplin]

29 years? Wow.
Com'on Suns. Get one like him.

We've tried.

Monty Williams, Igor Kokoskov and Mike Budenholzer all worked with Pop in some capacity during their careers.