Popovich interrupted an NBA game to make a striking request and the public did not react well

Gregg Popovichcoach of the San Antonio Spurs, was the protagonist of a curious anecdote during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The coach interrupted the game, took one of the microphones in the stadium and He asked the public to stop booing Kawhi Leonard, former player of the Texan team.

“Excuse me for a second. Can we stop booing and let these guys play? Have a little class. This is not who we are. That’s it with the boos”Popovich said.

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His message was not received positively by the Texan public.which increased the level of booing of the Clippers players, who won the game 109-102.

Why the San Antonio crowd is upset with Leonard

Leonard was NBA champion in 2014 with the Spurs, but asked to leave the franchise in 2018 to join the Raptors, with whom he was champion in 2019. Since then, The Californian is considered an ‘enemy’ by many of the Texan team’s fans.

The Clippers added their third consecutive victory in the NBA, driven by 26 points, four rebounds and four assists from Leonard. Paul George contributed 24 points, while James Harden, another player much booed by the crowd, scored 16 points, with six rebounds and nine assists.

The Spurs, who are in last place in the Western Conference (3-12), have lost ten consecutive games.