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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will be sidelined the next two games after undergoing “a minor medical procedure” on Friday, the team revealed, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
Popovich will miss Friday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans and Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. He’ll return when the Spurs host the Houston Rockets on Thursday.
Brett Brown is set to step in for Popovich over the next two games. He previously served as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013 to ’20, when he was replaced by current bench boss Doc Rivers.
In addition to his latest absence, Popovich missed a 123-92 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 20 with an illness. Brown also stepped in to coach during that game.
The Spurs enter Friday’s game 14th in the Western Conference with a 6-16 record. The franchise is in the midst of a rebuild…
