After leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 118-81 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday, head coach Gregg Popovich passed Rick Adelman for eighth place on the NBA's all-time wins list.
After the game, the NBA congratulated Popovich, who has won five championships with the Spurs:
With @spurs win tonight Gregg Popovich (1,043 wins) passed Rick Adelman (1,042 wins) for 8th on all-time wins list! pic.twitter.com/jxTLD95neJ
— NBA (@NBA) December 15, 2015
The 66-year-old coach, known as "Pop," is 1,043-475 in his career, which accounts for the third-best winning percentage of anyone to coach at least 500 NBA games.