Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIMarch 12, 2022
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The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz on Friday at AT&T Center, giving head coach Popovich the NBA's all-time leader in regular-season wins.

The 73-year-old was tied with Don Nelson for the most wins. He has 1,526 victories in the NBA and is the winningest coach in NBA history.

The Spurs are making and selling 1,336 NFT's, one for each of Popovich's wins, with the proceeds going to the San Antonio Food Bank.

Popovich became the first head coach in NBA history to lead the same team for 2,000 or more games. The Spurs beat the Celtics 99-97 on January 5.

He has been the leader of the Spurs. They made the playoffs every year. The NBA record is 22 straight playoff seasons.

Popovich has won five NBA Finals and six Western Conference titles. He has gone 1,336-694 in 26 seasons, good for a.658 winning percentage.