Newly Released 911 Call Details Gregg Popovich's Medical Scare That Preceded Retirement From Spurs

Audio has been released of erstwhile Gregg Popovich reportedly suffered a aesculapian emergency astatine a San Antonio edifice past month.

The now-former San Antonio Spurs caput coach was eating astatine a steakhouse erstwhile he reportedly fainted. Popovich past near successful an ambulance.

The caller said Popovich was "not responding" astatine first. He updated dispatch that Popovich was "barely responding" and had "passed retired for a small bit," according to TMZ.

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Oct. 31, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah: San Antonio Spurs caput coach Gregg Popovich watches play against nan Utah Jazz during nan 2nd 4th astatine Delta Center. (Rob Gray-Imagn Images)

Popovich reportedly did not suffer immoderate life-threatening injuries aliases illnesses, and he was alert by nan clip he entered nan ambulance.

The 76-year-old had already been recovering from a changeable that led to him missing each but nan first six games of nan 2024-25 season.

Shortly aft nan reported aesculapian scare, Popovich stepped down arsenic caput coach.

"While my emotion and passion for nan crippled remain, I’ve decided it’s clip to measurement distant arsenic caput coach," Popovich said successful a connection earlier this month. "I’m everlastingly grateful to nan awesome players, coaches, unit and fans who allowed maine to service them arsenic nan Spurs caput coach and americium excited for nan opportunity to proceed to support nan organization, organization and metropolis that are truthful meaningful to me."

San Antonio Spurs caput coach Gregg Popovich looks connected during nan 2nd half of their regular-season NBA hoops crippled against nan Phoenix Suns successful Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019.  (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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Popovich will modulation full-time to president of hoops operations.

Popovich’s tenure comes to an extremity aft a astir three-decade tally that saw him coach nan Spurs to five NBA Championships. He remains nan league’s all-time wins leader and has nan astir playoff wins pinch 1 squad by immoderate coach successful NBA history. His career, which besides included being named NBA Coach of nan Year 3 times and an Olympic golden medal, earned him a spot successful nan Hall of Fame successful 2023. 

The squad missed nan playoffs this twelvemonth aft Victor Wembanyama missed a patient chunk of nan play pinch humor clots.

Dec. 23, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs caput coach Gregg Popovich speaks pinch San Antonio Spurs halfway Victor Wembanyama (1) earlier nan crippled against nan Dallas Mavericks astatine American Airlines Center. (Kevin Jairaj-USA Today Sports)

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The Spurs person nan 2nd wide prime successful nan NBA Draft, 2 years aft selecting Wembanyama first.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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