My San Antonio · Jan 14, 2017
Popovich handles Trump question in Mexico
It is no secret that many Mexican citizens are concerned by the results of the presidential election held north of their border last November. Considering the harsh rhetoric U.S. president-elect Donald Trump often directed toward Mexico during the campaign, that freaked-out feeling is understandable.
Before Saturday’s NBA Global Games contest between the Spurs and Phoenix Suns at Mexico City Arena, a Mexican journalist asked Gregg Popovich if there was anything the league could do to help soothe relations between the countries after Trump takes office next week.
Here was Popovich’s response: