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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 399
Congratulating Gregg Popovich, former Head Coach of the San Antonio
Spurs and the winningest head coach in National Basketball Association
history, on his retirement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY8, 2025
Mr. T
ONYGONZALESof Texas submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Congratulating Gregg Popovich, former Head Coach of the
San Antonio Spurs and the winningest head coach in
National Basketball Association history, on his retire-
ment.
Whereas, on May 2, 2025, Coach Popovich retired from his
legendary career with the San Antonio Spurs, a franchise
he helped lead and transform since joining in 1988;
Whereas, following a prior stint as an assistant coach with
the Spurs, Coach Popovich returned to the organization
as General Manager and Vice President of Basketball
Operations in 1994, and in 1996, assumed the role of
Head Coach—a position he held for 29 seasons;
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Whereas Coach Popovich holds the record for the most wins
of any head coach in National Basketball Association
(NBA) history;
Whereas, during Coach Popovich’s tenure, he led the Spurs
to five NBA championships in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007,
and 2014, and six Western Conference championships in
1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, and 2014;
Whereas Coach Popovich was named NBA Coach of the Year
three times, in 2003, 2012, and 2014, and served as the
NBA All-Star Game Head Coach four times, in 2005,
2011, 2013, and 2016;
Whereas Coach Popovich led the United States Men’s Olym-
pic Basketball Team to a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics;
Whereas, in 2023, Coach Popovich was inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in recogni-
tion of his unparalleled contributions to the game;
Whereas prior to Coach Popovich’s coaching career, he grad-
uated from the United States Air Force Academy and
served five years of active duty in the United States Air
Force, including a tour through Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union with the United States Armed Forces Bas-
ketball Team; and
Whereas Coach Popovich stated, ‘‘I’m forever grateful to the
wonderful players, coaches, staff and fans who allowed
me to serve them as the Spurs head coach and am ex-
cited for the opportunity to continue to support the orga-
nization, community and city that are so meaningful to
me’’: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
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•HRES 399 IH
(1) commends Gregg Popovich for his historic 1
and record-setting career in the National Basketball 2
Association, including five NBA championships and 3
the most coaching wins in league history; 4
(2) recognizes his lasting contributions not only 5
to the San Antonio Spurs organization but also to 6
the broader San Antonio community and the sport 7
of basketball; 8
(3) congratulates Coach Popovich on his retire-9
ment and extends best wishes for continued success; 10
and 11
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-12
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 13
to Gregg Popovich, President of Basketball Oper-14
ations, San Antonio Spurs. 15
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