Leave it to Gregg Popovich to frame the Spurs' championship hopes into a larger vision of his players' place in society.
Some 250 Texas high school students had the chance last month to ask questions of Popovich (oh, and esteemed Harvard professor Cornel West) in a session moderated by The Nation's David Zirin.
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Zirin revealed this week some of what Popovich said, including his answer to one student's question about whether the Spurs were going to win another NBA title this season:
“Win the championship?