Gregg Popovich has gotten into his fair share of confrontations with referees. But an incident early last year set a new NBA standard.
On this day in history in 2019, Popovich set a record for the quickest ever ejection in a game when he was tossed 63 seconds into a matchup against the Nuggets.
With the Spurs down 5-0 with about 11 minutes remaining in the first quarter, Paul Millsap played several seconds of hard defense on LaMarcus Aldridge, which resulted in a missed jumper. Popovich was livid about the series of no-calls and made it known to referee Mark Ayotte, even calling a timeout to ensure his message was heard loud and clear.