Popovich steps down as Spurs coach after 29 years
Summary
Gregg Popovich has resigned as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, a position he held for 29 seasons. He will now serve as the president of basketball operations for the team.Key Facts
- Gregg Popovich was the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs for 29 seasons.
- Popovich now becomes the president of basketball operations at the Spurs.
- During his term as head coach, Popovich won 1,422 regular-season games, a record in NBA history.
- Popovich also led the Spurs to five NBA championships, the most recent one in 2014.
- He had suffered a mild stroke in November, and hasn't been coaching since.
- The Spurs have not made it to the post-season NBA playoffs since 2019, finishing the current regular season with a 34-48 record.
- The new head coach of the Spurs will be Mitch Johnson, who filled in for Popovich after his stroke.
- Popovich started with the Spurs as an assistant coach in 1988, became head coach in 1996, and was the longest-serving current coach in any major US sport.
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