NBA》Popovich教練為聖安東尼奧貢獻良多 市議員提案機場以他為名

在聖安東尼奧馬刺隊連續擔任29個NBA賽季總教練的帕波維奇(Gregg Popovich)，日前宣佈因為健康因素卸下職位，為了表揚這個為當地城市帶來無數榮耀的偉大教練，聖安東尼奧議員日前正式提案將當地國際機場以帕波維奇為名。
A City council member has filed a request to rename the San Antonio International Airport after Spurs president Gregg Popovich, calling his impact on the city "immeasurable." 👏 pic.twitter.com/03s3P3ozPo
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 16, 2025
聖城議員培拉茲(Manny Pelaez)在提案中表示，波總對聖安東尼奧的影響力是難以估算的，將機場這個重要門戶以他為名，算是「恰如其分且具有永恆意義的致敬」。此外，還有議員提案將帕波維奇的生日1月28日訂為聖安東尼奧的「波總日(Coach Pop Day)」。
帕波維奇從1988年就成為馬刺隊助理教練，並於1996年正式接掌總教練，展開他長達29年的執教生涯，帕波維奇除了成為聯盟史上在單一球隊在位最久的總教練，例行賽累積1422勝也高居歷史之冠，馬刺隊在這段期間打下了5座總冠軍。
現年76歲的帕波維奇，在去年11月驚傳輕度中風，休養多月後在日前正式宣佈退位馬刺總教練，轉任球隊籃球營運總裁，日前他特別出席新任總教練強森(Mitch Johnson)的上任記者會，昔日子弟兵鄧肯(Tim Duncan)和吉諾比利(Manu Ginobili)也隨伺在惻，雖然帕波維奇的行動和言語不如以往俐落，還是不改幽默的表示：「我不再是球隊教練了，而是老大！」
'I'm no longer coach, I'm El Jefe'Señor Popovich, flanked by Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, passing the torch to Mitch Johnson today at the Rock #PorVida pic.twitter.com/i2nOXHFVjS
— Matt Roy (@MattRoy_TV) May 5, 2025

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