2025-01-23 00:17:00
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本周，圣安东尼奥马刺队在巴黎与印第安纳步行者队进行两场比赛，主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)的缺席给这场原本应该展示NBA和二年级法国球星维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的比赛蒙上了一层阴影。
但马刺队首席执行官R.C. 布福德(R.C. Buford)表示，这位名人堂教练的病情持续好转，并且一直在积极地从11月中风中恢复。
“我所能分享的只是，他正在以一种……你知道波波维奇的方式积极地进行康复，你们观察他多年了，”布福德，波波维奇最亲近的人之一，周三说道。“在他作为教练的职业生涯中，他展现出的那种韧性，他以一种非常独特的方式对待他的康复和回归。他与我们前球员的关系以及他们对他的关心令人惊叹。他的病情也在持续好转。”
没有人知道波波维奇何时或是否会回到马刺队的场边，布福德补充说，目前还没有时间表。
“我不知道我们有任何方法来判断时间，”布福德说。“预测未来只是取决于波波维奇的康复情况。”
然而，波波维奇的存在感仍然存在，他与球员和工作人员进行着幕后沟通。
“我甚至不确定这是否公开，但他会打电话，”后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)说道，他加入马刺队很大程度上是因为他对波波维奇的尊重。“他在比赛后会打电话给我，和我聊他看到的，我非常感激他这样做，因为他没有义务这样做。但他做了。”
代理马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说：“我们一直在保持联系。他正在观看比赛，仍然像以前一样固执己见，好胜心强，就像你想的那样——一边称赞我，一边又骂我。”
约翰逊在11月几乎没有接到任何通知就接任了主教练一职，自波波维奇中风以来，马刺队的战绩为17胜19负。他们现在正处于下滑状态，过去七场比赛输掉了六场。
“从一开始到现在，波波维奇的健康一直是首要任务，”约翰逊说。“这就是我们，以及我，处理这件事的方式。我们希望波波维奇一切顺利，我也希望这支球队一切顺利，只要我能提供帮助，我就会全力以赴。”
波波维奇下周将年满76岁，他是NBA历史上的胜场王，曾带领马刺队获得五次总冠军，并在2021年东京奥运会上执教美国男篮并获得金牌。他于11月2日在圣安东尼奥的球队球馆中风，当时在场的急救人员为他进行了救治，这些急救人员是为了当晚马刺队的比赛而到场的。马刺队当时表示，预计波波维奇会完全康复。
他在12月的一份声明中谈到了他的康复情况，并指出他感谢“各方的支持”。
NBA的其他教练也听说波波维奇的病情正在好转。这就是最新消息的全部内容，出于对波波维奇及其隐私的尊重，没有人会透露更多信息。
“他真的是一个传奇，他一直都如此稳定，”步行者队教练里克·卡莱尔(Rick Carlisle)说。“没有看到他感觉很不一样。但我和他有一些交流。他的情况一直在好转。我们希望他能回来。”
美联社和Field Level Media对此报道有贡献。
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Gregg Popovich keeps contact with Spurs while ‘attacking’ rehab
With the San Antonio Spurs in Paris for a pair of games against the Indiana Pacers this week, the absence of coach Gregg Popovich looms over what would otherwise be a showcase for the NBA and second-year French star Victor Wembanyama.
But Spurs CEO R.C. Buford said the Hall of Fame coach continues to get better and has been aggressive in his recovery from a November stroke.
“All I can share is he’s attacking his rehab in a way that … you know Pop, you’ve observed him for years,” Buford, one of the people closest to Popovich, said Wednesday. “The same resilience that he’s shown over the course of our career as a coach, he’s approaching his return in his rehab in an incredibly unique way. The relationships that he had with our former players and the care that they’re sharing with him is amazing. And his improvement continues.”
Nobody knows when or if Popovich will be back on the Spurs’ sideline, and Buford added that no timeline is in place.
“I don’t know that we have any way to judge the clock,” Buford said. “Predicting what’s to come is just a function of where Pop’s rehab goes.”
Popovich’s presence is still felt, however, with behind-the-scenes communication with players and staff.
“I’m not even sure if this is public, but he calls,” said guard Chris Paul, who joined the Spurs in large part because of his respect for Popovich… “He calls after games and I talk to him, and he tells me what he sees, and I appreciate that more than anything because he doesn’t have to do that. And he does.”
Acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said: “We are in contact constantly. He is watching games, still as opinionated as he’s ever been, and competitive, and what you would think – giving praise and cussing me out, all at the same time.”
Johnson took over on almost no notice in November, and the Spurs are 17-19 since Popovich had the stroke. They are in a bit of a slide right now, losing six of their past seven games.
“Pop’s health has been the priority since the start of this and until dot-dot-dot,” Johnson said. “That’s kind of how we, and I, take the approach. We want the best for Pop and I want the best for this team and however I can help is where I’ll put my energy.”
Popovich, who turns 76 next week, is the NBA career wins leader who has guided the Spurs to five championships and coached USA Basketball to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He had the stroke at the team’s arena in San Antonio on Nov. 2, getting tended to by emergency personnel who were at the arena for the Spurs’ game that night. The Spurs said at the time that Popovich was expected to make a full recovery.
He had addressed his recovery in a December statement, noting that he appreciated the “outpouring of support.”
Coaches around the NBA have also heard that Popovich is progressing. That’s about the extent of the updates, as nobody says much more than that out of respect for Popovich and his privacy.
“He’s really an institution, and he’s been such a constant,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “It’s different not seeing him. But I’ve had some communication with him. He’s doing better all the time. And the hope is he’ll be back.”
The Associated Press and Field Level Media contributed to this report.
via ESPN