Gregg Popovich to miss next two games for the Spurs
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will miss the team's next two games because of a "family medical situation", according to the San Antonio Express-News.
He is expected to miss Monday's game against the Indiana Pacers and Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves before returning for Thursday's matchup with the Chicago Bulls. Assistant coach Ettore Messina will fill in during his absence, according to the report.
Poppovich, the longest tenured coach with the same team in all four of the major professional sports, has been with the Spurs since the 1996-97 season, where he has won five championships. The Spurs are currently second in the Western Conference with a 53-9 record that trails only the Golden State Warriors.
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