San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, whose wife Erin died Wednesday, will not coach Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night, the team announced.
Ettore Messina will coach the Spurs against the Golden State Warriors.
Erin Popovich died early Wednesday at the age of 67. She had been battling an illness for an extended period. The couple was married for four decades and had two children -- Jill and Mickey -- as well as two grandchildren.
"We mourn the loss of Erin," Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said Wednesday.