The Latest: Popovich won't coach Game 3 after wife's death
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on the San Antonio Spurs and coach Greg Popovich, whose wife died at 67 (all times local):10:45 a.m.
The San Antonio Spurs say Greg Popovich will not coach the team at home Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against Golden State following the death of his wife.
Ettore Messina, a Spurs assistant since 2014, will coach the team. San Antonio lost the first two games on the road.
The Spurs announced Erin Popovich's death Wednesday. She was 67.
Popovich has coached San Antonio since 1996, leading the Spurs to five NBA titles. He ran the Spurs' practice Wednesday___10 a.m.
The wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has died. She was 67.