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San Antonio Spurs caput manager Gregg Popovich had a "mild stroke" successful November, hasn't coached since, and he's reportedly not expected to instrumentality to the seat this season.
The 76-year-old missed six games earlier this play earlier the squad announced helium had the stroke. He coached the team's archetypal 5 games of the season.
ESPN reported Saturday nighttime that Popovich's aboriginal is uncertain amid his recovery.
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"This has surely been an unexpected six weeks for my household and me," Popovich said in December. "As we enactment unneurotic connected my recovery, I privation to instrumentality a infinitesimal to stock that the outpouring of enactment we’ve received during this clip has been genuinely overwhelming successful the champion imaginable way.
"While I privation I could get backmost to each 1 of you, for now, fto maine accidental that my household and I are everlastingly grateful. We’re thankful for our fantastic community, the full Spurs enactment and our household and friends."
At the time, Popvich had not ruled retired a comeback, saying tongue-in-cheek, "No 1 is much excited to spot maine instrumentality to the seat than the talented individuals who person been starring my rehabilitation process. They’ve rapidly learned that I’m little coachable."
The squad said helium was expected to marque a afloat recovery. Mitch Johnson has been starring the Spurs successful Popovich’s absence.
The quality comes aft it was precocious revealed Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the play with a humor clot successful his shoulder.
Popovich is the NBA’s career person with 1,401 victories and different 170 postseason wins portion winning 5 NBA titles. He is successful his 29th season, each with San Antonio.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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