{"id":1385581,"date":"2021-07-14T13:56:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1385581"},"modified":"2021-07-14T13:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:56:09","slug":"gregg-popovich-tense-exchange-with-reporter-another-team-usa-loss-youll-be-quiet-now-while-i-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/gregg-popovich-tense-exchange-with-reporter-another-team-usa-loss-youll-be-quiet-now-while-i-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregg Popovich Has Tense Exchange With Reporter After Another Team USA Loss: \u2018You\u2019ll Be Quiet Now While I Talk\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
San Antonio Spurs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Team USA head basketball coach Gregg Popovich<\/a>\u00a0can be prickly with the media on his best days. When things aren\u2019t going well, like after back-to-back exhibition losses for the first time in modern\u00a0\u201cDream Team\u201d history<\/a>, he can apparently be even more on edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During a press conference following a 91-83 loss to Australia in an Olympic tune-up, Popovich took offense to a reporter\u2019s question and got testy with his answer. This isn\u2019t a good sign for future press conferences where Coach Pop might have more tough questions to answer if the struggles continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTeam USA Basketball has struggled in exhibition games ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n