San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich didn’t maintain again as he slammed “pathetic” Donald Trump and his “bully”-like qualities in a prolonged pre-game rant throughout a press convention on Saturday.
Popovich, who described the previous president as a “small” and “broken man,” referred to as out Republicans for supporting him whereas understanding “he’s an ass.”
“They’ve referred to as him xenophobic, a religious bigot, a racist, unfit for office, on and on and on. Their phrases ― however they’re proper there with him,” mentioned the teaching icon, an outspoken Trump critic.
“Do they not know that they’ve kids and grandchildren, most likely, which might be gonna lose freedom if this man is elected? I’m not speaking a few coverage, I’m speaking concerning the concept of our nation.”
Popovich, earlier in his remarks, dubbed the GOP nominee the “largest whiner who ever walked the face of the earth.”
“I imply, he’s just like the poorest instance of a fifth-grade bully I’ve ever seen. I imply, I simply — would you need your children to behave like he does?” he requested.
Popovich continued to mock Trump for throwing up “excuses” on the marketing campaign path.
“[He’s like], ‘Everyone’s come after me, everyone, this, that and the opposite. I’m doing this for you. Poor me, poor me. Whine, whine, whine.’ And also you have a look at it, the election that he misplaced and he continues to lie about it,” Popovich mentioned.
Popovich later pointed to his grandchildren and requested if he’d need the previous president to be an “instance” for them when issues don’t go properly.
“Like everyone on this room, you recognize, hopefully all of us taught our kids, ‘You’re not gonna win on a regular basis however whenever you win, be humble. Once you lose, do it with grace.’ All of us try this. He doesn’t try this,” he mentioned in a nod to Trump’s 2020 election loss.
“And so that you marvel, all of the individuals who assist him, would they need him to show their children?”
You’ll be able to watch his full remarks within the clip beneath.