Gregg Popovich reportedly out indefinitely due to health issue
By Joe Lago
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will be out indefinitely after experiencing a health issue over the weekend, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Monday.
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Sources told Charania that the 75-year-old Popovich had an "undisclosed illness" before the Spurs' 113-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves last Saturday.
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suffered a health issue before Saturday’s game and assistant Mitch Johnson is expected to be the interim head coach for indefinite period, including Monday vs. Clippers and Wednesday vs. Rockets, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/qqdDtyc2GJ
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 4, 2024
Assistant coach Mitch Johnson will serve as interim head coach this week for San Antonio's two-game road trip, which begins Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers and concludes Wednesday against the Houston Rockets.
Popovich did not travel with the Spurs, who are off to a 3-3 start and sit in eighth place in a tough Western Conference.
Point guard Chris Paul credited Johnson for doing "a great job" in Saturday's victory against Minnesota.
"I think our whole coaching staff (did a great job)," Paul told reporters afterward. "Things happen within this league all the time and just like with the players, it's next man (up)."
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