SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Coach Gregg Popovich will miss San Antonio’s game against the Indiana Pacers after undergoing what the team calls a minor medical procedure.
Popovich also is expected to miss Friday’s home game against Sacramento.
Assistant Ettore Messina will run the team in Popovich’s absence. Messina says ”It’s not what you want, but the good thing is that obviously it’s nothing big or you would not see me here so relaxed.”
Messina becomes the first European-born coach to run an NBA team in the regular season. Referred by many as the ”Coach Pop of Europe,” Messina is in his first season with the Spurs after a successful international career.
Indiana coach Frank Vogel says Wednesday that Messina is ”highly, highly respected.”
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