Gregg Popovich

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympians navigate strict rules in Tokyo for once-in-a-lifetime experience

The lengthy playbook — a guideline for a "safe and successful Games" — is filled with "cannots" and "do nots." Slip-ups and their consequences range from warnings to fines to maybe even worse

Tokyo Olympics 2020: JaVale McGee, Keldon Johnson replace Kevin Love, Bradley Beal in US basketball roster

Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee and San Antonio Spurs guard Keldon Johnson were named to the US Olympic men's basketball team

Tokyo Olympics 2020: US basketball team member Bradley Beal out of Games for health and safety reasons

Beal will miss the Olympics after being placed into health and safety protocols and USA Basketball said Thursday it will replace him on its roster at a later date.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA men's basketball team bounces back, tops Argentina 108-80 in pre-Games tune-up

Americans shot 51%, scored 33 first-quarter points to get off and running and beat Argentina for the 10th consecutive time

Nigeria shock USA in pre-Olympic friendly, become first African nation to beat Americans in basketball

Nigeria, with six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, became the first African nation to beat the USA, who were playing the first of a five of tune-up games before the Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kevin Durant named in Team USA squad missing LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Steph Curry

The squad contains only three players — Phoenix's Devin Booker and Milwaukee duo Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday — currently playing in the NBA playoffs.

Minnesota sports games in NBA, MLB, NHL shut down after police shooting of a Black man

The shooting, which comes with Minneapolis already on edge because of the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd, sparked protests and looting overnight.

LeBron James on this week's unrest at Capitol Hill: "We live in two Americas"

LeBron James has remained a critic of Trump during his four years in office and said that what happened at the US Capitol was a direct correlation of what Trump represents.

NBA: Becky Hammon becomes first woman to direct NBA team; Spurs go down to Lakers

Becky Hammon, the assistant coach, took over the San Antonio Spurs in the second quarter after coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in a 121-107 loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Team USA men's basketball coach Gregg Popovich knows filling roster may be tricky

Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Finals, as of now, would be played on 22 July. The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony, as of now, would be the next day.