History has been made.
In San Antonio's victory over Utah on March 11, 2022, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich recorded the 1,336th win of his career, surpassing Don Nelson for the most in NBA history.
Popovich took over as head coach of the Spurs in 1996. In the almost 30 years since, he has led the franchise to five championships and has been named Coach of the Year three times, tying him with Nelson and Pat Riley for the most all time.
In February of this season, Popovich was named one of the 15 best coaches in league history.
From Pau Gasol to Mark Cuban, the NBA community was quick to congratulate Popovich on making history.
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Coach POP!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #1 ALL TIME WINS!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 12, 2022
Congrats Pop! https://t.co/2BMoOv0U0g
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 12, 2022
The true definition of Leadership!!! Salute the Goat!!!!!!!! https://t.co/tjlLrivdib
— Jason "The Jet" Terry (@jasonterry31) March 12, 2022
You The Greatest Coach Of All Time And I’m Thankful And Grateful For You Pop. 🙏🏽 I Love You So Much And You Deserve This And Can’t NOBODY Ever Take This Away From You!!!! 🖤🐐 pic.twitter.com/e5760Ky9E9
— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) March 12, 2022
Huge congrats to Pop, all his staff members during all these years, and the entire @spurs organization for this incredible accomplishment! #GoSpursGo #MostWinsOfAllTime #History @nba
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) March 12, 2022
Coach Pop a LEGEND 👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/f57mfbKSZ4
— Alex Caruso (@ACFresh21) March 12, 2022
Congrats Pop ! Your welcome for most of those wins coming against the Mavs ! https://t.co/YuZSxtX7U4
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 12, 2022
Congrats to the one and only! 👴🐐 https://t.co/Dlgz1ysXCh
— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) March 12, 2022
Handing off the all-time wins crown 👑🤝
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 12, 2022
Hoops legend and long-time friend Don Nelson salutes Coach Pop for passing him on the historic list 💯 pic.twitter.com/zRCCXY76x7
Congrats to the GREAT Greg Pop!!!! Carry the hell on… https://t.co/82QDnBhs5E
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) March 12, 2022
Pop always seemed like his best coaching came in real life, but congrats to all the wins on the court too. 👏🏾
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) March 12, 2022
Respect! 👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/Fqv5RevaOB
— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) March 12, 2022
