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Gregg Popovich Asks Lawmakers to 'Get Off Their A--es' and Take Action After Shootings

Coach Gregg Popovich asked for "people in power" to do something in response to the mass shootings that occurred over the weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

When asked on Tuesday if basketball can help take people's minds off the shootings, Popovich said it can but he wants to see more done.

"I think the situation we're living in now, I think everybody looks for a little bit of distraction in some way, shape or form. But it'd be a lot better if people in power got off their a----- and got something done in a lot of different areas," he said, per The Mercury News' Mark Medina.