A grieving Gregg Popovich will miss Game 5, with Spurs on brink of elimination

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Gregg Popovich will continue to be absent from San Antonio Spurs’ sideline he has roamed for 22 years, missing a third consecutive playoff game after the unexpected death of his wife last week. With the Spurs facing elimination in Game 5 Tuesday night against Golden State, Popovich will again yield his seat to Ettore Messina, who will try to coax another inspired performance from the Spurs, who won Game 4 on Sunday, 103-90. One of the Spurs who goes back furthest with Popovich, Manu Ginobili, was instrumental in the victory. The 40-year-old Ginobili scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, and after the game he answered a question about the “challenge” of playing while “grieving.” “It’s

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