Victor Wembanyama shared a heartfelt message to Gregg Popovich after the San Antonio Spurs announced the longtime head coach's departure from the position on Friday. "29 years," Wembanyama wrote on X. "Coach, thank you for your wisdom, for your leadership, for the culture you created… But most importantly for being a great and inspiring person.

He was the first coach to lean hard into international players to build championship teams (Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker), he was the first coach to have a woman assistant coach on his bench (Becky Hammond),

Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich announced on Friday afternoon that after a 29-year run, he's stepping down as the head coach San Antonio Spurs. The 76-year-old will remain with the organization as its president of basketball operations.