Gregg Popovich and the Spurs were all class after a midrange jumper put DeMar DeRozan over 20,000 points for his NBA career.
DeRozan and Popovich share a close bond from their shared seasons together, which each again made abundantly clear in the run-up to DeRozan's milestone night.
"I wanted to save it for Pop," DeRozan joked on Wednesday, after falling seven points short of 20,000 in a win over the Indiana Pacers."Going back to a place that I spent some time, learned so much from, a place that embraced me, wasn't nothing but love. And it was definitely a learning curve for me in my career at a critical time in my career — and Pop really helped me a lot in my career. I think it'll be cool to be able to do it there.
Said Popovich on Friday:" a beautiful, wonderful human being. One of the best that I've ever coached. I still stay in touch with him. He's just a sweet man."