Midway through the second quarter of the Spurs’ 121-112 win over Oklahoma City, Dejounte Murray was beaten on a backdoor cut by Hamidou Diallo, leading to an easy two points for the Thunder. While it’s the kind of mental lapse any NBA player will have from time to time, it was reason enough for Gregg Popovich to gesture over to Derrick White, warming up on the stationary bike some 20 feet away, to check in and allow him to have a word with Murray, who listened attentively, as he always does, before being subbed back in 30 seconds later.
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