By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-15 11:32:33
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马刺传奇教练格雷格·波波维奇（右）于11月13日周四在三一大学参加了一场被校方称为面向“未来医疗健康领袖”的会议。前马刺球星肖恩·埃利奥特（中）也在此次活动上发表了讲话。
在去年十一月遭遇中风后，马刺功勋教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 于本周四在三一大学罕见地公开露面，参加了一场被校方称为面向“未来医疗健康领袖”的会议。
前马刺球星、现任解说员肖恩·埃利奥特 (Sean Elliott) 陪同他的前教练出席了该活动。
三一大学在社交媒体上发布了此次活动的照片和相关信息。
“在三一大学度过了一个非凡的夜晚！”，该校的Facebook页面上的一篇帖子写道。“名人堂教练格雷格·波波维奇和圣安东尼奥马刺传奇肖恩·埃利奥特与三一大学HCAD学生以及卫理公会医疗保健中心的住院医师们进行了一场关于领导力、团队合作和文化的鼓舞人心的对话。我们很自豪能将圣安东尼奥的标志性人物与未来的医疗健康领袖们聚集在我们的校园里。”
三一大学在Facebook上发布的照片显示，波波维奇手持麦克风向与会者发表讲话。金州勇士队主教练、波波维奇的挚友史蒂夫·科尔 (Steve Kerr) 在周五晚对阵马刺的比赛前，被问及了这位名人堂成员参加此次会议的情况。
“我们今天发了短信，但没能联系上，不过我昨晚和肖恩·埃利奥特在一起，他告诉我他参加了那个活动，”科尔说道。“所以，能和肖恩叙叙旧，听听他们昨晚早些时候做了什么，感觉很棒。我和波波一直都用短信交流，所以我们一直保持着联系。”
波波维奇在今年五月宣布从教练岗位上退休，在执教马刺的29个赛季里，他成为了NBA历史胜场数最多的教练。在此期间，他率队赢得了五座NBA总冠军奖杯和170场季后赛胜利，后者在所有执教单一球队的教练中高居榜首，在历史总榜上则排名第三，仅次于菲尔·杰克逊 (Phil Jackson)（229场）和帕特·莱利 (Pat Riley)（171场）。
现年76岁的波波维奇于2024年11月2日、在霜冻银行中心的一场比赛前突发中风。在上赛季，他将教鞭交给了助教米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 后，缺席了除五场比赛外的所有比赛。
波波维奇曾在五月份的新闻发布会上宣布约翰逊为他的继任者，但自那以后，尽管他继续担任球队的篮球运营总裁，却一直保持低调。
上个月，波波维奇出席了在霜冻银行中心举行的常规赛主场揭幕战，但他是在一个远离球迷和媒体的私人区域观看了比赛。
在球馆开门迎客前，马刺队低调地将一面白色旗帜升至球馆穹顶，旗帜上写着“波波 1,390”，以致敬他创下的NBA历史执教胜场数纪录。除了马刺队的队标，旗帜上还印有五颗星，象征着马刺在他治下赢得的五座总冠军奖杯，以及“名人堂”字样，以纪念他在2023年的入选。
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Spurs legend Gregg Popovich made rare public appearance
Spurs coaching legend Gregg Popovich, right, participated in a conference on Thursday, Nov. 13, at Trinity University for what the school called “future healthcare leaders.” Former Spurs star Sean Elliott, middle, also spoke at the event.
In a rare public appearance after suffering a stroke last November, Spurs coaching great Gregg Popovich participated in a conference Thursday at Trinity University for what the school called “future healthcare leaders.”
Sean Elliott, the former Spurs star turned broadcaster, accompanied his former coach to the event.
Trinity posted photos and information about the event on social media.
“A remarkable night at Trinity!,” a post on the school’s Facebook page said. “Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich and San Antonio Spurs legend Sean Elliott joined Trinity HCAD students and Methodist Healthcare residents for an inspiring conversation about leadership, teamwork, and culture. We’re proud to bring San Antonio icons and future healthcare leaders together on our campus.”
Photos posted by Trinity on Facebook showed Popovich with a microphone in hand addressing the gathering. Golden State coach Steve Kerr, a close friend of Popovich’s, was asked before Friday night’s game against the Spurs about the Hall of Famer’s participation in the conference.
“We texted today, we weren’t able to connect, but I was with Sean Elliot last night and he told me he was part of that event,” Kerr said. “And, so, it was great to catch up with Sean and hear what they had done previously in the evening. Pop and I text all the time, so we stay in touch.”
Popovich retired from coaching in May as the NBA’s all-time winningest coach after 29 seasons guiding the Spurs, a run that included winning five NBA titles and 170 playoff games, the most by any coach with any one team and third overall behind only Phil Jackson (229) and Pat Riley (171).
Popovich, 76, had the stroke on Nov. 2, 2024, before a game at the Frost Bank Center. He missed all but five games last season after turning over the coaching reins to assistant Mitch Johnson.
Popovich spoke at the news conference in May to announce Johnson as his successor but has kept a low profile since then even as he continues to serve as the team’s president of basketball operations.
Popovich attended the regular season home opener last month at the Frost Bank Center but watched the game from a private area away from fans and media.
Before the arena doors opened, the Spurs unceremoniously raised a white banner to the rafters of the building that read, “Pop 1,390,” in tribute to his NBA-record career coaching victories. In addition to the Spurs logo, the banner was emblazoned with five stars signifying the five championships the Spurs won under his direction and the words “Hall of Fame” in honor of his 2023 induction.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News