Erin Popovich, the wife of Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, died Wednesday.
She was 67, TMZ reports.
Erin, who was married to Gregg for more than four decades, had been “ill over an extended period,” according to ESPN.
The couple had two children together and two grandchildren.
“We mourn the loss of Erin,” Spurs general manager RC Buford said in a statement. “She was a strong, wonderful, kind, intelligent woman who provided love, support and humor to all of us.”
Gregg Popovich, who coached a team practice on Wednesday, and the Spurs are currently in the middle of a first-round playoff series against the Warriors. His status for the rest of the series is unknown, but Game 3 will be played on Thursday night in San Antonio.
“The whole NBA family is supporting him, got his back through it all,” Warriors star Kevin Durant said. “Feel so bad for Pop.”
Gregg and Erin first met in the 1970s at the Air Force Academy, when he was an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Jim Conboy, Erin’s dad, was Air Force’s head athletic trainer at the time.
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