One player said this after the 73-year-old returned to practice after being ill and missing Sunday's game vs. the Lakers: 'He ain’t changed at all.'
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Brett Brown talks with forward Jeremy Sochan during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 in Los Angeles. The most notable participant in the Spurs’ practice Tuesday morning did not take a shot or even touch a basketball.
His return to the practice court suggests Popovich will be in line to coach Wednesday’s game against New Orleans at the AT&T Center. Brown said he only became aware Popovich would not be coaching “20 seconds” before the game began. Johnson said players tried to take the news in stride. Until the Lakers game, Poeltl had been the only Spurs player to appear in each of the team’s first 17 games.
With Poeltl out against the Lakers, 32-year-old Gorgui Dieng drew his first start in a Spurs uniform.“At this time in my career, I think I’m here for emergencies,” said Dieng, who is in his 10th NBA season. “If things don’t go well, I have to step up and help this team. I’m here to help these young guys and play any role the team wants me to play.”Pelicans forward Zion Williamson enters Wednesday’s game looking more and more like his old unstoppable self.
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