Gregg Popovich livid over Zaza Pachulia play that left Kawhi Leonard injured

One day after the San Antonio Spurs blew a 25-point lead in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, losing their two-way superstar Kawhi Leonard to a rolled ankle in the process, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was still fuming about the play that jeopardized his best player's health.

"Ask David West, his current teammate, how things went when Zaza (Pachulia) was playing for Dallas, and he and David got into it," Popovich said on Monday. "And then about the history he's had and what that means to a team, what happened last night. Totally unnatural close out that the league has outlawed years ago, and pays great attention to it. And Kawhi's not there. And you want to know how we feel about it. You want to know how that lessens our chances or not. We're playing very possibly the best team in the league.

"We don't know what's going to happen in the East and 9.75 out of 10 people would figure the Warriors would beat the Spurs. Well we've had a pretty damn good season, we've played fairly well in the playoffs, I think we're getting better and we're up 23 points in the third quarter against Golden State and Kawhi goes down, like that. And you want to know if our chances our less, and you want to know how we feel? That's how we feel."

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When pressed on the matter of intent, Popovich suggested Pachulia's past incidents should factor into the equation. He also verified that Leonard was undergoing an MRI on Monday and that he wouldn't play in Game 2 on Tuesday night. The Spurs' injury report later listed Leonard as doubtful.

"When you're texting and you end up killing somebody, you might not have intended to do that," Popovich added. "All I care is what I saw. All I care about is what happened. And the history there exacerbates the whole situation and makes me very, very angry."

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Needless to say, the Spurs are still livid about Pachulia's questionable close out. Pachulia shuffled his feet after Leonard raised up for a jumper, and Leonard, already hobbled by the left ankle injury that kept him out of Game 6 vs. the Houston Rockets, landed squarely on his foot.

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