Detroit's J.B. Bickerstaff is the latest NBA coach to applaud the assistant, who took over after the NBA's all-time winningest suffered a mild stroke.

Just because the San Antonio Spurs will be without both Gregg Popovich and Victor Wembanyama for the rest of the season doesn't mean the duo have taken a step back.

Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks with center Victor Wembanyama during a Dec. 13, 2013, game against the Lakers in San Antonio. Gregg Popovich will not coach this season. He is not ruling out a comeback in the future.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich talks with forward Victor Wembanyama during a time out in the first half of their NBA game with the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

Two days after the San Antonio Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama was out for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Gregg Popovich won’t return this season either. The winningest coach in NBA history hasn’t been with the team since suffering a mild stroke at the beginning of November.

The San Antonio Spurs have been through a lot over the past week. First, they had to shut down Victor Wembanyama for the entire season with a

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is expected to miss the rest of the season, and it remains uncertain if the most-victorious and oldest NBA coach will return to the game as he recovers from a mild stroke that put Popovich on medical leave indefinitely in early November,

The San Antonio Spurs have not had the best of weeks. First, they lost their superstar and 2023 No. 1 overall pick, Victor Wembanyama for the season due to blood clots in his right shoulder.

Popovich's visit to the team came a week after the Spurs announced that All-Star center Victor Wembanyama — the defensive player of the year favorite at the time and someone who was a serious candidate to make the All-NBA team — will not play again this season after deep vein thrombosis, or a blood clot, was found in his right shoulder.

Earlier this week the San Antonio Spurs learned that head coach Gregg Popovich would not be returning for the rest of the 2024-25 season. "I've decided not to

Two days after the San Antonio Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama was out for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Gregg Popovich won’t return this season either. The winningest coach in NBA history hasn’t been with the team since suffering a mild stroke at the beginning of November.

Longtime NBA head coach Gregg Popovich has reportedly addressed the San Antonio Spurs to let them know that he won't be returning this season. The veteran head coach has been out following a stroke that he suffered last year.