Gregg Popovich out as Spurs coach after health issues, will remain Team President

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Gregg Popovich will no longer coach the San Antonio Spurs, ending one of the greatest basketball coaching careers ever.

Gregg Popovich was the oldest head coach in the NBA at 76 years old. The living legend stepped away from the San Antonio Spurs after suffering a mild stroke on Nov. 2, and did not return to the bench this season. Popovich had another "medical incident" in April.

Popovich will no longer serve as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN insider Shams Charania. Popovich will still serve as the Spurs' team president.

Popovich has been with the Spurs since 1994, and has been the franchise's head coach since 1996. He led the Spurs to five NBA championships, and coached some of the games all-time greatest players like Tim Duncan, David Robinson, and Kawhi Leonard. Popovich had hoped to lead the Spurs' new franchise star Victor Wembanyama back to the NBA promise land, but now he'll have to try to do it from a front office role instead of the sidelines.

We'll update this story as it develops.

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