“Coach Pop was a driving force behind the global growth of basketball,” said the NBA boss.
NBA boss Adam Silver banged in front of the coache icon after the resignation of Gregg Popovich. “Gregg Popovich’s continuous success as a head coach of the San Antonio Spurs is incomparable,” said the commissioner of the North American basketball professor in a statement. Popovich had given up his post on Friday after 29 years and major health problems, the 76-year-old becomes team president at the franchise from Texas.
“Coach Pop has trained generations of players and coaches and was a driving force behind the global growth of basketball,” said Silver. There are “only a few people in the basketball community who are as popular and revered as Coach Pop. We thank him for his extraordinary leadership and his commitment to our sport and wish him all the best for his new task at the Spurs.” San Antonio won all of his five NBA titles under Popovich’s direction.