Concern over the well-being of San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, 75, is rising after ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Popovich could be absent from the workforce attributable to a “downside well being” he suffered earlier than Saturday evening’s recreation between the Spurs and the Timberwolves.
“San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suffered a well being situation earlier than Saturday’s recreation and his assistant Mitch Johnson is anticipated to be interim head coach indefinitely, together with Monday in opposition to the Clippers and Wednesday in opposition to the Rockets, sources instructed ESPN,” Charania introduced in a press release. put up on X.
Johnson, who coached the Spurs to a 113-103 victory over Minnesota, mentioned he discovered he could be the interim head coach about two and a half hours earlier than the beginning of Saturday’s recreation.
“He doesn’t really feel effectively,” Johnson mentioned afterward. “This has occurred earlier than. I believe everybody ought to at all times be able to tackle the following man up. We have had it with accidents and typically folks get sick or do not feel effectively or issues occur in life. He simply would not really feel proper.
Spurs haven’t confirmed Charania’s report and no info on the “well being situation” has been launched.
The Timberwolves, in the meantime, will host the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, then face the Bulls and Blazers in a back-to-back street/residence recreation on Thursday and Friday.
