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Gregg Popovich, the head coach, is an objective observer. Even if the truth hurts, he will tell you how it is.
This normally applies to the media and his players, but Popovich was not amused by the way home fans behaved last night. Thus, Popovich called them out in the middle of the game—something he can only do.
Popovich Gregg talks with Kawhi Leonard
Following Wednesday’s game at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard speaks with Gregg Popovich, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. (Source: Getty Images, Michael Gonzales/NBAE.)
When Kawhi Leonard touched the ball during the Spurs’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the crowd would jeer him. After playing for San Antonio for the first seven years of his career, Leonard was a key member of the team that won the 2014 NBA Finals Larry O’Brien Trophy.
But Leonard’s time with the team did not end amicably because he asked the team for a move.
Spurs supporters were jeering him as a result, but Popovich corrected them.
He spoke over the microphone, “Pardon me for a moment.” “Will you please quit booing these men and let them play? It’s not who we are, and it has no class. Put an end to the jeers.”
After the game, Popovich was questioned about his impromptu performance as well.
Gregg Popovich is seated
Beach coach for the San Antonio Spurs On April 9, Gregg Popovich is seated on the sidelines during the first quarter of the Dallas Mavericks game in Dallas. (AP Image / LM Otero)
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He retorted, according to The Associated Press, “Anybody that knows anything about sports knows you don’t poke the bear.” “That’s my answer.”
Whether the booing was intentional or not, Popovich has witnessed Leonard’s talent for scoring over the years, and the bear was undoubtedly out for the visitors while they were on the court. With a game-high 26 points, Leonard helped the Clippers defeat the Lakers 109-102, improving their record to 6-7 overall.
After the game, Leonard also said that the birds in the seats did not upset him.
“If I don’t have a Spurs jersey on, they are probably going to boo me for the rest of my career,” Leonard stated. “It is what it is, really. They are fiercely competitive and among the greatest fans in the league. They’re going to demonstrate their intentions to pursue the opposing side as soon as I go onto this basketball floor. They express affection to me when I enter restaurants or go down the street. It is what it is, really.”
On the court, Gregg Popovich looks
On November 8, during the San Antonio Spurs’ game versus the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City, head coach Gregg Popovich watched.
Popovich demonstrated his unwavering loyalty to both his present and former players, despite Leonard’s departure from the black and silver uniform.
