By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has stepped down. He has not served as their head coach since November before he suffered a stroke.
Popovich — who led the Spurs for two decades — last coached the Spurs on Halloween. He led the Spurs to a 106-88 win over the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
On November 2nd, 2024, it was announced that Popovich had suffered a stroke. Two days later after suffering the stroke, the Spurs announced that he was taking an indefinite leave from the team.
Assistant Coach Mitch Johnson took over for Popovich on an interim basis. While Popovich is leaving the sidelines, he is still going to be involved with the team. He has been named President of Basketball Operations for the Spurs.
Popovich will work with Spurs General Manager Brian Wright in this role. Wright has served as the Spurs GM since July 2019 when he took over for longtime GM R.C. Buford.
The 34-48 record went onto Popovich’s record despite Johnson leading the team. This previously happened with Luke Walton leading the Golden State Warriors when Steve Kerr was not able to coach.
As a NBA head coach, Popovich has gone 1,422-869 in the regular season. He also went 170-114 in the postseason.
Popovich guided the Spurs to five NBA Championships. He was 5-1 in the NBA Finals.
He guided the Spurs to their first NBA Championship during the 1998-99 season. Several years later, Popovich guided the Spurs to the Championship in 2002-03.
Two years later, he guided the Spurs to the NBA Championship in 2004-05 and again in 2006-07. His final NBA Championship with the Spurs came in 2013-14.
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