No. According to Bordow (who was in the room), everyone has to turn in their phones before going in. Only the guy who delivers the envelopes is allowed to leave before they announce it on TV.
Maybe. But I would think if Pop was stepping down he would have done it while his wife was still sick so he could spend more time with her. Now that she's gone, I think Pop would throw himself into his work.
I heard it talked about on the Ringer NBA podcast this morning and saw it talked about online yesterday. I'm sure they were well aware of it before Bordow sent an email.