According to the news of the well-known reporter Charania of "ESPN" on the 23rd, the NBA Spurs Qiansheng coach Popovich, who was absent due to a stroke in November last year, will not return to the team for the rest of the games.

Spurs thousand-win coach Popovich

Popovich was first reported to be out of action for an indefinite period last November, and then confirmed that the cause was a mild stroke, and a month later there was a chance that he would return to the field as coach, but there has been no other news since then, and it is only today that it was rumored that the legendary coach will not be back on the field for the rest of the season, and it is unknown whether he will return to the court next year.

The most winning coach in NBA history, Popovich won 1,390 regular-season games, 170 playoff wins, and five championships in his coaching career, while the Spurs were assistant coach during Popovich's absenceMitch JohnsonTemporarily transferred to acting head coach, during which time he led the team to 21 wins and 27 losses.

The Spurs, who currently have a 24-30 record this season and are ranked 12th in the West, recently had a house leak that happened overnight, and in addition to the coach being unable to return to the court, the star Wembanyama was also diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, which made it even more difficult to make the playoffs.