He became an icon instead. Popovich’s time as coach of the San Antonio Spurs ended Friday, six months after a stroke essentially ended his tenure — in that capacity, anyway — without him ...

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He became an icon instead. Popovich's time as coach of the San Antonio Spurs ended Friday, six months after a stroke essentially ended his tenure — in that capacity, anyway — without him ...

Mitch Johnson never expected to be coach of the San Antonio Spurs, not even on an interim basis. It's his team going forward. Johnson, the acting coach for the final 77 games the Spurs played this ...

Mitch Johnson never expected to be coach of the San Antonio Spurs, not even on an interim basis. It's his team going forward. Johnson, the acting coach for the final 77 games the Spurs played this ...

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is stepping down after 29 seasons, six months after being sidelined by a stroke, the NBA team announced on Friday. San Antonio said in a statement that ...

Gregg Popovich, 76, will step down as coach of the San Antonio Spurs and become president of basketball operations, according to a statement from the team. Popovich coached the franchise for 29 ...

The San Antonio Spurs will have a new head coach for the first time since 1996 after Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich was named the team’s president and Mitch Johnson was named the new ...

Gregg Popovich’s legendary 29-year run as coach of the San Antonio Spurs — which began in 1996 and included five NBA championships and a record 1,422 wins — is over. The Spurs announced ...

Gregg Popovich was a head coach in the NBA during the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, winning five championships with the San Antonio Spurs where he established a remarkable modern-day benchmark ...