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Related: About this forumSan Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich unloads on Trump for running the country like a game show
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The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Golden State Warriors in the first NBA playoff game, but coach Gregg Popovich seemed more frustrated by President Donald Trump than by basketball.
While sports is often the place Americans turn for non-political activity, every sport from football to basketball and even tennis has become more and more political in the last few years. Popovich has been an outspoken critic of the new president, but when a reporter asked him how the outside world distracts from work, the coach unloaded.
Theres a cloud, a pall over the whole country, in a paranoid, surreal sort of way, Popovich said. Its got to do with the way one person conducts himself and its embarrassing. Its dangerous to our institutions and what we all stand for and what we expect this country to be. But for this individual, hes in a game show.
According to Good Sports, following the election, Popovich spoke out against those he felt were unwilling to be empathetic and tolerant toward another groups situations.
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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/texas-spurs-coach-gregg-popovich-unloads-on-trump-for-running-the-country-like-a-game-show/
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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich unloads on Trump for running the country like a game show (Original Post)
bathroommonkey76
May 2017
OP
Oh, man. When has a coach after losing a playoff game ever used the interview time to
chelsea0011
May 2017
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riversedge
(70,040 posts)1. He says some very truthful things.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)2. He should run against Ted Cruz. n/t
LenaBaby61
(6,972 posts)3. Coach Pop ...
Is 1,000% correct about that human piece of feces tRumputin. Shame they lost the way they did today to GS--minus their best player up 20 or so @ halftime
c588415
(285 posts)4. Coach Steve Kerr has also been a critic of Trump's policies.
Way to go Warriors!
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)5. Oh, man. When has a coach after losing a playoff game ever used the interview time to
rip the POTUS? This has to be a new one.