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nytimes.com | David Aldridge
It was never about the 45 seconds. If you decided that Gregg Popovich was a world-class ass because he dressed down sideline reporters who had the unfortunate task of doing in-game interviews with him during his Hall of Fame coaching career with the Spurs, you were wrong. Not because he wasn't, sometimes, a world-class ass to sideline reporters. I know. I was one of them for years and years and years with Turner Sports. You were wrong because you didn't have enough information.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | David Aldridge |Mark Puleo
After 29 seasons and five NBA championships, Gregg Popovich is stepping down as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and will become the team's president of basketball operations. "While my love and passion for the game remain, I've decided it's time to step away as head coach," Popovich said in a team statement.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Sam Amick |David Aldridge
Two weeks after the conclusion of their season, the Sacramento Kings continue making moves. The Kings are finalizing a deal with interim coach Doug Christie to become the franchise's next coach, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Tuesday. Christie has been on Sacramento's coaching staff since 2021 and was named interim coach after the organization fired Mike Brown in late December.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | David Aldridge
DETROIT - On Thursday, the Pistons hosted their first playoff game in the city for which they're named in six years. This looked and felt like a good thing. Little Caesars Arena was packed, everyone wearing white in support of their out-of-nowhere home team, which lost an NBA record 28 straight games just one season ago. The Pistons' turnaround, to 44 wins this season behind Cade Cunningham, brought them back home to play the New York Knicks.
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nytimes.com | Ben Standig |David Aldridge
The day that thousands of Washington Commanders fans have been awaiting for the last three decades will dawn Monday morning, when the team and the city formally announce their agreement on a proposed new stadium that will be built on the current RFK site on East Capitol St. in Northeast D.C., a source with knowledge of the talks confirmed to The Athletic. A report by Axios on Sunday night first disclosed that the agreement had been reached.
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