Gregg Popovich hospitalized after restaurant emergency scene sparks fears among NBA fans and basketball world
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, a towering figure in NBA history, faced a frightening health scare on Tuesday night, April 15, 2025, when he was rushed from a local restaurant in an ambulance. The 76-year-old Hall of Famer was dining at a San Antonio steakhouse when paramedics received a call about an elderly man who had fainted, according to TMZ Sports. Popovich, who had been at the restaurant for nearly two hours, was placed on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital around 8:20 p.m. local time.Sources noted that he was alert and talking as he was loaded into the ambulance, and he's now reportedly back home, stable and recovering from what officials described as a non-life-threatening condition. This incident marks another health setback for Popovich, who has been absent from the Spurs' sideline since suffering a […]