Gregg Popovich, the NBA's all-time wins leader, retires after 29 seasons as coach in San Antonio
- Gregg Popovich retired on Friday after 29 seasons as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, ending a nearly three-decade tenure.
- His retirement followed a stroke on November 2 that caused him to miss most of the 2024-25 NBA season, with Mitch Johnson serving as interim coach.
- Popovich led the Spurs to five NBA championships from 1999 to 2014, recorded 1,422 regular-season wins, and holds the record for most playoff wins with one team.
- Popovich announced that although his enthusiasm and dedication to basketball continue, he feels it is the right moment to resign from his role as head coach, and he thanked the players, staff, and fans for their support.
- He will remain team president to support the Spurs' rebuild focused on rookie Victor Wembanyama, the French star expected to lead the franchise forward.
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For players like Draymond Green, with Pop, it was the Olympic ties that truly bind
It was Dec. 4, 2021. The game was over. San Antonio knocked off Golden State 112-107. And when the final buzzer sounded, Draymond Green didn’t seem bothered whatsoever by the loss. He just wanted to talk to Pop. Friday’s announcement…
Draymond Green shares touching tribute to Gregg Popovich
SAN FRANCISCO — The shoes were about five sizes too big. Gregg Popovich didn’t care. “He wore them to the first game we played them,” Draymond Green said Friday after the longtime San Antonio Spurs coach announced his retirement. Asked about Popovich following the Warriors’ Game 6 loss to the Rockets, the Golden State star was so eager to pay his respects that he cut off the reporter’s question and got emotional while discussing their relationsh…
The Source |SEE IT: Icon Gregg Popovich Bids Farewell to Spurs Coaching Role, Stays On as Spurs President
Gregg Popovich, one of basketball’s most revered figures, has officially stepped down as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs after nearly three decades at the helm. Though he’s leaving… The post SEE IT: Icon Gregg Popovich Bids Farewell to Spurs Coaching Role, Stays On as Spurs President appeared first on .

Warriors’ Kerr offers touching words on Popovich’s impact on NBA, his life
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr walked into the interview room at Chase Center on Friday afternoon wearing a black T-shirt featuring a picture of Gregg Popovich. “Pop’s gonna kill me for wearing this shirt,” Kerr said before the Warriors played the Houston Rockets in Game 6. “He’d call me a hapless rube.” Kerr had mixed emotions Friday as he reflected on the enormous influence that Popovich, the league’s all-time winninges…
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