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Apr 20, 2014
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Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs is one of the top coaches in the National Basketball Association.  He's also known for being one of the most crusty.  The NBA has a policy where coaches have to do a brief interview during the game, and Popovich is known for hating them, making them as curt as he can, and then just turning away to get back to the bench.



Yesterday, during the Spurs' first game of the playoffs, he did his obligatory interview.  It wasn't with Craig Sager, though, who usually does the interviews, but this time instead was with the reporter's son, Craig Jr.  The reason is because Sager was just diagnosed with leukemia, and is undergoing treatment, so he couldn't be there.  Instead, he sent his son.  Here's what transpired --

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