Gregg Popovich's Spurs must overcome injury bug as playoffs near

An aging roster riddled with injuries is what Spurs coach Gregg Popovich feared most heading into the playoffs.

AL HAMNIK: Popovich wins his PR battle with King David

NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn't really know Gregg Popovich. And he's a bigger fool because of it.

Spurs' Popovich is the NBA Coach of the Year

SAN ANTONIO | Merrillville graduate Gregg Popovich can't win like the old days. No longer can the San Antonio Spurs simply feed Tim Duncan the ball, let their defense do the rest and ride that game plan to NBA championships.

AL HAMNIK: Popovich can't worry about NBA teams loading up

The NBA's battle of musical chairs and players changing teams like their socks only confirms what we've known for a long time.

Williams has double-double but loses Nets debut

SAN ANTONIO | Deron Williams broke a huddle with "Go Jazz!"

AL HAMNIK: Not all fun and games in La-La Land

Given the chance, Gregg Popovich would've taken his wife out to dinner and some ballroom dancing, which he is quite skilled at, by the way.

Popovich big on final results, not fancy records

CHICAGO | You won't find Gregg Popovich puffing on a fat cigar, doing national commercials, appearing on late night TV or gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated.

AL HAMNIK: Spurs not about parades and champagne toasts

Hey, how 'bout them Spurs?

AL HAMNIK: Pop's ho-hum Spurs in contention again

They are the NBA team few talk about outside the city limits.

AL HAMNIK: Hoosier Hill makes NBA worth our time

Let me introduce you to a very special professional athlete, someone who still is a kid at heart, who knows how fortunate he is, and who believes giving back should come natural.