Popovich Signs Five-Year Contract, NBA Unveils Tourney

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Published on July 10 2023 5:53 am
Last Updated on July 10 2023 5:54 am

Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich signed a five-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs, extending a tenure with the team that has spanned nearly three decades.

The contract is worth more than $80 million, resetting the coaching market.

Monty Williams earlier this summer agreed to a six-year, $78.5 million contract with the Detroit Pistons.

 

NBA Unveils In-season Tournament

The NBA officially unveiled its newly formed in-season tournament and the NBA Cup that teams will claim for winning it at NBA2K24 Summer League on Saturday afternoon.

The event is the culmination of a vision NBA commissioner Adam Silver has had for years to bring a European cup-style competition to the league.

The league also unveiled the six five-team groups, three made up of Eastern Conference teams and three made up of Western Conference.

 

Huggins Says He Didn't Formerly Resign

Weeks after Bob Huggins announced his resignation following a DUI arrest, an attorney for the former West Virginia men’s basketball coach claims he never formally resigned last month and said Huggins will sue the university if he’s not reinstated.

In response, the university, which announced the hiring of longtime assistant Josh Eilert as interim coach last month, said it will not reinstate Huggins and will defend itself against any “spurious allegations.”