By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-01-23 06:00:56
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
即使在家，波波维奇仍然在关注着他的球员和教练组，并提供建议。
圣安东尼奥马刺队目前正处于2024-25赛季的中段，在他们的41场比赛中，只有5场是由长期主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)执教的。在11月2日对阵明尼苏达森林狼队的比赛前，他遭遇了后来被报道为轻微中风的疾病。从那以后，他一直在进行康复治疗，并在12月发表了一份声明，讲述了他的康复进展并感谢大家的支持。
本周，由于马刺队即将在巴黎与印第安纳步行者队进行两场比赛而备受关注，媒体对波波维奇的健康状况提出了很多疑问。马刺队首席执行官RC Buford强调，虽然波波维奇恢复得很好，并且仍然计划重返教练席，但具体的回归时间表尚未确定。
“我只能说，他正在以一种……你知道波波维奇的方式进行康复训练，你们观察他很多年了。在他作为教练的职业生涯中，他展现出的韧性，以及他现在进行康复训练的方式都非常独特。他与我们以前的球员们保持着良好的关系，他们对他的关心令人感动。他的情况也在不断好转。我不知道我们是否有办法判断时间。预测未来只能取决于波波维奇的康复情况。”
代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)再次确认，他一直与波波维奇保持着联系。波波维奇会观看比赛，并向他提供执教建议、赞扬，甚至还会像以往一样偶尔爆几句粗口。
米奇·约翰逊谈到与波波维奇教练保持联系，与他争论，让球队变得更好……#nba #porvida #sanantonio #gospursgo pic.twitter.com/AP7YuviTwS
— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@ JeffGSpursZone) 2025年1月22日
克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)选择加盟马刺队的部分原因就是有机会为波波维奇打球。他也透露，他会在赛后与波波维奇交流并获得建议。他觉得波波维奇不必这样做，但他还是这样做了，这表明他仍然在密切关注球队，并且关心他的球员。
️ 克里斯·保罗谈格雷格·波波维奇：
“我为他感到非常难过。我当然希望他在这里，他是独一无二的。我曾与他交手，见证他作为教练的激情，这真的令人印象深刻。
波波维奇会在赛后给我打电话。告诉我他在比赛中看到了什么…… pic.twitter.com/beAovbr7sI— TrendBasket (@ TrendBasket) 2025年1月22日
显然，马刺队在场上和场下都非常想念波波维奇，但如果说在场外有一个地方他至少能提供一些帮助，那就是文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)在球队来到巴黎期间充当了“晚餐专家”。正如特雷·琼斯(Tre Jones)在文班带他们去L’atelier de Joël Robuchon Etoile餐厅后向《The Athletic》解释的那样：
“我想如果波波维奇在这里，他可能会让我们这样做。我认为这是（文班安排的这次晚餐和波波维奇通常安排的晚餐之间）唯一的区别。食物绝对是法式风味，而且非常美味，还有文班展现出的热情好客，他才21岁，显然他的成熟程度远超他的年龄，但他对我们的热情好客，以及他对我们能和他一起在这里的感激之情，他非常感谢我们。
“他让我们度过了一段美好的时光——这绝对是我吃过的最好的一顿饭之一。”
每个人都希望波波维奇在某个时候回归，但具体时间只能由他和他的医生决定。与此同时，马刺队将继续前进，他们希望能够摆脱一月份的颓势（过去七场比赛中输掉了六场），重回正轨。希望明天在巴黎，在文班的家乡球迷面前，他们能开启新的篇章。
点击查看原文：Gregg Popovich remains in contact with the Spurs while rehabbing from stroke
Gregg Popovich remains in contact with the Spurs while rehabbing from stroke
Even at home, Pop is still watching and giving advise to his players and staff.
The San Antonio Spurs are at the midway point of the 2024-25 season, and only 5 of their 41 games have been played with longtime head coach Gregg Popovich at the helm after he suffered what would later be reported as a minor stroke prior to their November 2 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has been rehabbing ever sense, releasing a statement back in December about his progress and thanking everyone for the support.
In no small part because the Spurs are under heavy spotlight as they prepare to play two games against the Indiana Pacers in Paris, there have been plenty of questions about his status from the media this week. Spurs CEO RC Buford emphasized that while Pop has been resilient and still plans to return to the sideline, a timeline is not yet in place.
“All I can share is he’s attacking his rehab in a way that … you know Pop, you’ve observed him for years. 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. I don’t know that we have any way to judge the clock. Predicting what’s to come is just a function of where Pop’s rehab goes.”
As he has confirmed before, acting head coach Mitch Johnson reiterated that he is in constant contact with Pop, who watches the games, gives him coaching advice, praise, and even a little classic Pop cussin’.
Here’s Mitch Johnson on staying in contact with coach Popovich, arguing with him, getting the team better… #nba #porvida #sanantonio #gospursgo pic.twitter.com/AP7YuviTwS
— JeffGSpursKENS5 (@ JeffGSpursZone) January 22, 2025
Chris Paul, who was attracted to the Spurs in part because of the opportunity to play for Pop, also revealed he speaks with him after games and receives advice, which he feels is something Pop doesn’t have to do but does anyway, showing he’s still engaged from afar and cares about his players.
️ Chris Paul, Gregg Popovich hakkında:
“Onun adına çok üzüldüm. Kesinlikle burada olmasını isterdim, o eşsiz biri. Ona karşı oynadım ve bir koç olarak sahip olduğu tutkuya tanık olmak gerçekten etkileyiciydi.
Pop, maçlardan sonra beni arıyor. Bana maçta neler gördüğünü… pic.twitter.com/beAovbr7sI— TrendBasket (@ TrendBasket) January 22, 2025
Obviously the Spurs miss Pop in every way, both on and off the court, but if there is one place off it he at least as a little help, it’s Victor Wembanyama filling in as dinner expert while the team is in Paris. As Tre Jones explained to The Athletic after Wemby took them to L’atelier de Joël Robuchon Etoile:
“I think that’s something Pop may have had us do if he were here. I think that was really the only difference (between this dinner form Wemby and the usual Pop dinners). The food was definitely French, but it was amazing, and then just the hospitality Victor showed, only being 21, obviously he’s very mature beyond his years, but the hospitality and also the appreciation he showed us just for being here with him, he was so thankful to us.
“He showed us a great time — that was definitely one of the best meals I’ve ever had.”
Everyone wants Pop back at some point, but when that is is a decision only he and his doctors can make. In the meantime, the Spurs will chugging along as they look to get out of their January slump, where they’ve lost six of their last seven games, and back on track. Hopefully that begins tomorrow in Paris in front Wemby’s hometown fans.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock