The calls come like clockwork, not long after the final horn after each game. Spurs point guard Chris Paul will look at his phone and see Gregg Popovich’s name come up. “He calls after games,” Paul said.

Spurs CEO R.C. Buford says Gregg Popovich is aggressive in his recovery from a November stroke, with the team adding that the Hall of Famer continues to make progress.

PARIS – Legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is “attacking his rehab with the same resilience” after suffering a stroke in November that he’d shown on the bench, chief executive RC Buford said, but his return to the team this season remains in question.