The annual “will Gregg Popovich retire this year?” question that rolls out the minute the last tick of the Spurs season completes may have been answered last week? One week ago today, in fact, it was revealed that the San Antonio Spurs acquired the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, opening the door to a bright future with a generational player. It’s safe to say Pop will stick around and oversee the team’s transition for the foreseeable future.
So, now, the NBA fan world can turn that question to LeBron James.
James and the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the NBA Western Conference Finals on Monday night.