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Gregg Popovich steered another harmless basketball-related question into an idiosyncratic back-and-forth about facts, politics and former coach Don Nelson. Here’s a transcript of the chat, courtesy of Jeff McDonald:
This exchange with Pop from today, ftw: pic.twitter.com/2nOeGy8vdg
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) November 7, 2016
The Express-News’ Jabari Young, who I believe asked the initial question, got most of the conversation on video. Here it is:
Not sure Pop's stat is true, but asked about #Spurs defending the 3, here's what happened ... pic.twitter.com/PHUYFW4vkm
— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) November 7, 2016
Pop continues to be one of the better quotes of the election season, regardless of how irreverent he chooses to be. For what it’s worth, though, all the Spurs’ three-point defense numbers look pretty middle of the pack to me, and I haven’t seen whether Pop posted a voting-booth selfie with Nelson’s name on the ballot.