End of season for Popovic: Leaving the Spurs bench, he takes over as president of the club!

End of season for one of the most important coaches in basketball history!

The reason for him Greg Popovicwho finally made the decision to leave the bench of Spursbut also to put an end to his career as a coach, after the serious health problems he faced lately.

The “coach pop” took over the “spurs” in 1996 and created a real “dynasty” there. With players like the Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan to stay there for many years, the Spurs won his leagues 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014 And Popovic in the process became the technician with the most wins in NBA history.

The past few months have been difficult for him Popovicwho suffered a stroke the November 2024 And since then he has stayed away from the NBA benches, with his assistant, Mitch Johnson, taking over the SPERS service. Indeed, in April it collapsed in a restaurant, and was taken to the nearest hospital. All of this apparently led him to the decision to put an end to his coaching career.

Of course, his presence 76 -year -old in the top league of the planet, but also in Spurswill not be completed so simply. According to US media, Popovic is expected to take on the debt of presidents in Spurs, and will play a decisive role in the Texas team’s decisions.

THE Popovic will close his career with a record of 1,422-867 and is the more victorious Coach in NBA history. Was introduced to Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2023. The “pop” also had a long run with the team of USA and led her to a gold medal to Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

This is the end of an era as popovich, 76, has served as spurs coach since 1996. Their Operations, Sources Said. https://t.co/dncgrrnbq2

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