Popovich On Anti-Maskers: 'I Think It's Sad For The Country'

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is no stranger when it comes to weighing in on controversial topics.

So it was no surprise on a Monday Zoom call with the media that Pop voiced his disappointment with people who refuse to wear face masks and the country's response to the pandemic. He said:

"I'm disappointed in the fiber of our populous, I guess is the best way to put it. We're still more of an instant-gratification country. We think about ourselves more than the group, more than the community. It's just beyond my comprehension how somebody can talk about not wearing a mask shows that you're for freedom and you're for America and you're for personal choice, when it has nothing to do with that.

“Intellectually, philosophically, emotionally, all it is, is we're all in this together. We're all in the mud. We're trying to save each other's ass. But a large group of people can't project and go beyond themselves in that sense, and that's very disappointing. And I think it's sad for the country."

The coach later expressed his optimism about how the incoming Biden administration will respond to pandemic.

At 71-years-old, Popovich is at a higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus. Pop and the Spurs will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, to start its season against the Grizzlies on December 23.

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