The Spurs have announced that head coach Gregg Popovich’s wife, Erin, died today. They had been married for 40 years and had two children and two grandchildren.
“We mourn the loss of Erin,” Spurs GM RC Buford said. “She was a strong, wonderful, kind, intelligent woman who provided love, support and humor to all of us.”
Erin Popovich had been battling an extended illness, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
There’s no immediate word on how her death will affect coach Popovich’s availability for the rest of the playoffs, but assistant Ettore Messina is the most likely choice to take over while he’s gone, according to Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. Game 3 of the Spurs’ series with the Warriors is tomorrow night.
R.I.P. Erin
Wow so sad. RIP Erin, prayers for Coach Pop and family
Tragic. Sorry to you Pop and your loss
RIP
Pop condolences.
I don’t even wanna hear about a reporter ask a question that has to do with his wife
They told Lebron before the game and he started crying
Huh? What does LeBum have to do with this?
It falls under the same umbrella as the original comment. A reporter breaking the news to Lebron, there’s just about that just seems wrong to me. I get it’s their job but telling a player a close friend of his just had his wife pass away on national television is ridiculous.
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