(Photo : Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Assistant coach Becky Hammon (L) and head coach Gregg Popovich (R) of the San Antonio Spurs react in the course of the second quarter towards the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on January 07, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich made it no secret to precise his curiosity within the 2023 WNBA Finals.
The five-time NBA champion coach went so far as contemplating getting ejected in the course of the Spurs’ preseason sport towards the Houston Rockets simply to witness the Las Vegas Aces’ championship-clinching second in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday, October 18.
“I thought about getting booted tonight because [Game 4] was exactly the same time [as the Spurs’ preseason game], but I just thought this has to be my priority,” the 74-year-old tactician stated, including that he wanted to get some wine to have fun Las Vegas’ victory.
The Aces gained their second WNBA title in a row, capping off a extremely dominant season regardless of lacking two starters – level guard Chelsea Gray and middle Kiah Stokes in Game 4.
Meanwhile, the Spurs additionally secured a victory over the Rockets, scoring 117-103 of their fourth preseason sport.
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Aces head coach is former Spurs assistant
Part of Popovich’s enthusiasm to observe the sport was due to Aces head coach Becky Hammon, who beforehand served as an assistant coach for the Spurs from 2014 to 2022 earlier than taking over the WNBA gig.
“It was close. Congrats, Becky. Yeah, baby! Good stuff,” the three-time NBA Coach of the Year added.
Hammon made historical past as the primary feminine performing head coach in NBA historical past after stepping in when Popovich was ejected in the course of the second quarter of the Spurs’ 121-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on December 30, 2020.
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