FILE - San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sits with the Red Auerbach trophy during an NBA basketball news conference after he was named the coach of the year, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2015, file photo, San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, left, and head coach Gregg Popovich chat on the bench during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich looks on during the second half of their regular-season NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich smiles during the NBA basketball team's media day, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich points from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, claps during the basketball team's parade and celebration for their fifth NBA Championship, Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas, File)FILE - United States players put a gold medal on head coach Gregg Popovich during the men's basketball medal ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)FILE - Gregg Popovich speaks during his enshrinement at the Basketball Hall of Fame as presenters David Robinson, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, from left, listen Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, left, and guard Tony Parker, right, of France, talks during practice, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in San Antonio, ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)FILE - San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks with center Victor Wembanyama (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Antonio, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sits with the Red Auerbach trophy during an NBA basketball news conference after he was named the coach of the year, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
