SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich aired his thoughts Wednesday on how Texas politicians are handling COVID-19.
What You Need To Know
- Spurs head coach addressed media from Orlando
- Called Texas leaders "cowards"
- Mentioned Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's comments denouncing Dr. Anthony Fauci
From the NBA bubble in Orlando, Popovich addressed media members virtually while wearing a T-shirt that read “VOTE, your life depends on it”.
While Popovich is focused on getting his team up to be speed for the NBA restart amid injuries, the coronavirus and social justice reform, he didn’t lose a beat voicing concerns about each of these issues.
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“We have a lieutenant governor who decided he doesn’t want to listen to Fauci and those people anymore. That makes a lot of sense,” Popovich said, sarcastically. “Come on. How safe can that be? That messaging is ridiculous.”
The San Antonio coach is well known for voicing his opinion on local and national leaders, often criticizing President Donald Trump.
“It’s all about politics, it’s all about what’s good for them. And ‘them’ mostly means Trump. [Beause] they’re all cowards and they’re all afraid of him,” Popovich continued.
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About a week ago, Popovich said the NBA bubble was the safest place to be and he further pushed that observation on Wednesday saying that because of the unwieldly number of cases in places like Arizona, Texas and Florida, the bubble is still the safest place to be right now.
Texas has one of the biggest coronavirus surges in the U.S. On Wednesday, Texas again set a new high with nearly 10,800 new cases, along with a record 110 deaths.