SAN ANTONIO -- The Spurs are preparing for their first berth in the NBA Finals without legendary coach Gregg Popovich, but that doesn't mean the team isn't continuing to lean on the Hall of Famer as a championship resource.
Superstar Victor Wembanyama made it a point to seek out Popovich when the team landed back in San Antonio on Saturday after its emotional Game 7 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder that sent the Spurs back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014.
"I saw Pop right away when we landed," Wembanyama said. "The emotion was something I haven't felt in a while, I don't even know since when. Coming back down from this is a challenge. We still need to really come back down to Earth and realize we haven't done the hardest [task] yet."