Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to voice his opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement while at the NBA bubble in Orlando.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to voice his opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement while at the NBA bubble in Orlando.

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to voice his opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement while at the NBA bubble in Orlando.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to voice his opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement while at the NBA bubble in Orlando.

Popovich continues to be vocal about Black Lives Matter, says anyone offended by it is just ignorant

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to voice his opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement while at the NBA bubble in Orlando.

In a virtual interview with reporters on Saturday, Popovich, who is preparing for the league's upcoming restart, was asked by KENS 5 reporter Tom Petrini what the social justice movement means to him.

"It's no different for me than it is to anybody else who cares about justice and who can be empathetic to the fact that justice has been denied to a group of people for far too long. And enough is enough," he said. "Everybody's tired of it, especially the group that has been degraded and savaged for so long. People who don't understand Black Lives Matter or are offended by it are just ignorant."

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Popovich has expressed many times that he and other coaches and players will continue to use the re-launch as a chance to shine a light on social injustices. Last week, he said on TNT's "The Arena" that everyone at the bubble has a responsibility to keep the conversation going.

"It's a necessity considering what's going on in our country and hopefully the realization by many people mostly white who begin to understand what it's been like for the black population," he said on TNT. "... It's an opportunity to make sure this momentum does not stop."

In June, Popovich also ripped President Donald Trump for what he says was his lack of national leadership in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while in police custody. He was also among the more than 1,400 athletes, coaches and executives who signed a letter in June urging Congress to pass a bill to end qualified immunity, which shields police from lawsuits over their conduct.

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The Spurs restart the regular season Friday in Orlando against the Sacramento Kings.

Priscilla Aguirre is a general assignment reporter for MySA.com | priscilla.aguirre@express-news.net | @CillaAguirre

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