On Friday night, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich became the NBA’s all-time winningest coach with his 1336th victory. Since then, Popovich has been getting congratulations from all kinds of people.
Lakers forward LeBron James is the latest person to celebrate Popovich’s achievement.
“Coach POP!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #1 ALL TIME WINS!!”
While James has never played for the Spurs, he did play for Popovich with Team USA. Popovich was an assistant coach on the 2004 national team, then took over for Mike Krzyzewski after the 2016 Olympic Games. James has played for Team USA three times, his first coming in 2004 with Popovich.