{"id":125652,"date":"2024-11-14T07:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125652"},"modified":"2024-11-14T07:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:08:10","slug":"spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-had-a-stroke-earlier-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125652","title":{"rendered":"Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO (AP) \u2014 Basketball Hall of Famer <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/spurs-popovich-out-55b3fe4d89b30b17b1854516305327ab\">Gregg Popovich is recovering<\/a><\/span> from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild stroke, though there is no timetable for the NBA\u2019s longest-tenured coach to return to the sideline.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich had the stroke on Nov. 2 at the arena where the Spurs play, the team said Wednesday, and has already started a rehabilitation program with belief that he will make a full recovery. The team released no other details, including what aftereffects of the stroke \u2014 if any \u2014 that he is dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult time for everyone,\u201d Spurs general manager Brian Wright said. \u201cCoach Pop has been the leader of this organization for the last three decades. We all have come across or know people that just have a different aura, a difference presence about them. Clearly, he\u2019s one of those people. When we walk into the building each and every day, we feel that leadership, we feel that presence and so not having him there\u2019s clearly a void. And we miss him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 75-year-old Popovich is the NBA\u2019s all-time win leader who has led the Spurs to five championships, plus guided USA Basketball to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He is in his 29th season as coach of the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s doing well. He\u2019s doing well. &#8230; He\u2019s tough, he\u2019s a fighter and he\u2019s going to work,\u201d Wright said. \u201cWe\u2019re all here for him, but he\u2019s doing OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assistant coach Mitch Johnson has been the acting head coach in Popovich\u2019s absence. The Spurs play at home Wednesday against Washington, and that will be the seventh straight game in which Johnson will be filling in for Popovich.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMitch has been great,\u201d Spurs rookie Stephon Castle said Wednesday, before the team announced the details about Popovich\u2019s health. \u201cEven when Pop was here, he\u2019s always had a voice in our huddles and in our locker room. Our philosophies haven\u2019t been changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/stroke-risk-death-nutrition-exercise-ozempic-mounjaro-5fee3375b627377b6a39565ce2a647c5\">A stroke happens when blood flow<\/a><\/span> to part of the brain is blocked or if a blood vessel in the brain bursts. That deprives the brain of oxygen which can cause brain damage that can lead to difficulty thinking, talking and walking, or even death. Strokes may lead to difficulty speaking, paralysis or loss of movement in certain muscles, memory loss and more.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown if Popovich is dealing with any aftereffects of the stroke.<\/p>\n<p>Stroke was the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/wr\/pdfs\/mm7331a1-H.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.<\/a><\/span> in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than half a million Americans have a stroke every year.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs were playing the Minnesota Timberwolves at home on Nov. 2, and Popovich\u2019s medical episode occurred there in the hours before that game. Johnson took over for that night\u2019s contest, which the Spurs won, after the team said Popovich was not feeling well.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Popovich spoke on Nov. 3, and on Nov. 4 Johnson said Popovich is \u201cin good spirits &#8230; he\u2019ll be OK. He is OK.\u201d The Spurs had not released much in the way of details since, prior to Wednesday\u2019s announcement about the stroke.<\/p>\n<p>Wright raved about the way Johnson and the Spurs have bonded and dealt with the absence of the team\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exactly what Coach Pop would want us to do,\u201d Wright said. \u201cAnd so, it\u2019s on all of us to play our part, to play our role, to continue to lean on each other, support one another and be there for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Popovich is one of only three coaches to win the NBA coach of the year award three times, Don Nelson and Pat Riley being the others. He\u2019s one of five coaches with at least five NBA titles; Phil Jackson (11), Red Auerbach (9), John Kundla (5) and Riley (5) are the others.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich has been part of the Spurs for nearly 35 years. He was an assistant coach from 1988 through 1992, then returned to the club on May 31, 1994, as its executive vice president for basketball operations and general manager. He made the decision to fire coach Bob Hill and appoint himself coach on Dec. 10, 1996.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been the Spurs\u2019 sideline boss ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to the day that we can welcome him back,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich\u2019s 29-year run with the Spurs is a span the likes of which has been nearly unmatched in U.S. major pro sports history.<\/p>\n<p>Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years, George Halas coached the Chicago Bears for 40 years and John McGraw managed the New York Giants for 31 years. Those three tenures \u2014 all wrapping up well over a half-century ago \u2014 are the only ones exceeding Popovich\u2019s run with the Spurs; his 29-year era in San Antonio to this point matches the tenures that Dallas Cowboys\u2019 Tom Landry and the Green Bay Packers\u2019 Curly Lambeau had in those jobs.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Reynolds reported from Miami.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>AP NBA: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/NBA\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/NBA<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/spurs-gregg-popovich-stroke-26fdfd84655c42536a5d90ac82f7162e\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN ANTONIO (AP) \u2014 Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild stroke, though there is no timetable for the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125652\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}