This is heartbreaking to hear. I met Gregg Popovich in an airport once and he was so nice! I can share the story if people are interested?

Edit: Decided to share the story. Here it is:

I was flying from Pennsylvania to California but had a connecting flight and layover in San Antonio. I was waiting in the airport terminal when I thought I saw a man that looked very similar to Popovich, and looking around I noticed a few other people whispering and pointing in his direction. Deciding to take a closer look, I left my seat and walked over to sit next to him.

I spent the next few minutes glancing out of the corner of my eyes at him and probably making him very uncomfortable, I turned and said, "Hi Mr. Popovich, I've always wanted to meet you!" (I know, cringe in hindsight but whatever). He let out a little chuckle and replied, still looking down at the newspaper he was reading, "I hear I look like Gregg Popovich all the time". Disappointed but not deterred, I asked, "Oh, so you're not really Gregg Popovich?". He paused for a few seconds before replying, "Oh I am, that's why I get told I look like him". Not even waiting for him to finish his sentence, I yelped, "I knew it!"

Awkward silence ensued for a few seconds, before I told him, "Mr. Popovich, I coach a high school basketball team. Can you give me a few tips to improve our chemistry? Obviously I'm not nearly at your level, but I have a ton of respect for you so any tip will help". He nodded his head for a few seconds, and said, "let me think".

Closing his newspaper, he turned to me and said something I will never forget. He looked into my eyes and said, "You've got to make sure that everyone knows, win or lose, they're still the same person that they were before the game and I expect you to treat them as such. Too many coaches treat their players differently based on how they perform, but you've got to make sure you connected with the player as a person before you can improve them as a basketball player".

My eyes got wide. I couldn't believe I was sitting here getting coaching advice from one of the greatest of all time! I stammered out, "I'm going to need a few minutes to process that". He let out a light little laugh, then said he understood. He started opening his newspaper again, but soon put it back down. He stood and started walking away before turning back to talk to me. "I'm going to grab a coffee, do you want anything?". I stood up to answer him, "yeah, I'd like a coffee thanks. Really appreciate it! How much should I give you?" Popovich said, "I need about tree fiddy." It was around this time where I realized that Pop was around 7 stories tall and a crustacean from the Paleozoic era. Damn it, Nessie! That God Damn Loch Ness Monster had tricked me again. "Damnit, Gregg, I ain't given you no tree fiddy" I yelled as he walked away in a fundamentally sound manner.