Spurs’ Gregg Popovich not expected to return this season as he recovers from stroke: report

San Antonio Spurs Head coach Gregg Popovich had a “light stroke” in November, has not trained since then, and reports that he will not be expected to return to the bench this season.

The 76-year-old missed six games in front of the team at the beginning of this season announced that he had the stroke. He trained the first five games of the season team.

ESPN reported on Saturday evening that Popovich’s future is uncertain in his recovery.

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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watches in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on October 31, 2024 against the jazz of Utah against the Utah jazz. (Rob Gray-Mimagn pictures)

“This was certainly an unexpected six weeks for my family and me,” said Popovich in December. “While we are working together on my recovery, I would like to take a moment to tell that the support of the support we received during this time was really overwhelming in the best possible way.

“Although I wish I could return to any of them, let me tell me that my family and I are grateful forever. We are grateful for our wonderful community, the entire Spurs organization, our family and friends.”

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich reacts in Salt Lake City in the second half of a game on October 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

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At that time Popvich had no comeback and said that the tongue in the cheeks said: “Nobody is excited to return to the bench than the talented people who led my rehabilitation process. has.

The team said that he would probably make complete recovery. Mitch Johnson led the Spurs in Popovich’s absence.

After recently announced, the news comes that Victor Wembanyama would miss the rest of the season with a blood clot in the shoulder.

The head coach of San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich, speaks with the San Antonio Spurs Center Victor Wembanyama before a game against the Dallas Mavericks in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, December 23, 2023. (Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)

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Popovich is The NBAs Careers with 1,401 wins and another 170 after season victories while winning five NBA titles. He is in his 29th season with San Antonio.

Ryan Gaydos and Paulina Dedaj from Fox News contributed to this report.

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