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Dallas Mavs’ Mark Cuban Gives Spurs’ Gregg Popovich’s Flowers After Being Named To Naismith Basketball HOF [Watch]
The San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks have had a heated rivalry throughout the years in both the regular season and playoffs. The teams are located just a few hours away from each other in Texas, adding to the intensity of the matchups. From 2001 to 2014, the two teams met in the playoffs […] More
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Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Is So Much More Than A Coach, Says Jamal Crawford
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has been coaching in the NBA for almost 30 years now. During his nearly three-decade at the helm, the Spurs have won five NBA titles, with the most recent one coming in 2014 against the Miami Heat. However, over the last couple of seasons, there has been some […] More
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Tim Hardaway Sr. Almost Broke MR. Cooper’s Neck In Warriors’ Practice, Says Mark Curry
Comedian Mark Curry rose to fame in the early 1990s, on the ABC hit show Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. On the tenth episode of the show in 1992, he had a contract to play for the Golden State Warriors. However, according to Curry, the Warriors’ tryout was not just for the show; it was actually […] More
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Gregg Popovich, James Borrego, And Rick Carlisle Weigh-In On Becky Hammon Making History
With 3:56 left in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich was ejected. As he was walking out, he instructed Spurs’s assistant coach Becky Hammon to take over. In the process, she became the first woman in NBA history to lead an NBA team […] More
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Becky Hammon Is Super Intelligent, Plus She Can Hoop, Says Detroit Pistons Assistant GM, Says Malik Rose
Last month New York Times reporter Marc Stein reported that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was unsure if he would coach the team after this season. Popovich has been coaching the Spurs since he relieved Bob Hill in 1996 and named himself the head coach. As his 70th birthday approaches, Gregg Popovich tells […] More
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I Think Becky Hammon Deserves To Be The First Female Head Coach In The NBA, Says Jenny Boucek
This past summer the Milwaukee Bucks were in search of a new head coach after letting newly inducted Hall of Famer Jason Kidd go. The Bucks would ultimately decide to hire Mike Budenholzer, but before they made their decision. They announced that Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was among the candidates they would be bringing in for […] More
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Becky Hammon Spurs Next Head Coach? Someone Has To Replace Me, Says Gregg Popovich
The Spurs currently have a record of 27-20, which is the six best record in the west through 47 games. Recently, the Spurs were in Dallas to take on the Dallas Mavericks, before the game during the media scrum. I asked coach Popovich, who will be turning 70 years old on January 28, if he […] More
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Warriors Assistant Coach Mike Brown Shoots On Coaching Great Players “Their Dynamic Personalities Are Special”
Mike Brown has been around the NBA for a very long time. He would get his start as an unpaid video intern with the Denver Nuggets and would later be hired as a scout and video coordinator. He would spend five seasons with the team. After the 1996 season, he would make a transition into coaching as […] More