Former Spurs assistant Don Newman dies

[Spurs Brazil]

Don Newman, an assistant coach who was part of a pair of Spurs championship teams, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 60.

Newman was a member of coach Gregg Popovich's Spurs staff from 2004-12, helping the Spurs win titles in 2005 and 2007. He left in 2012 to become the lead assistant under Randy Wittman in Washington, where he remained until 2016.

A New Orleans native, Newman began his professional sports career as a football player, playing for four teams in the Canadian Football League from 1981 to 1986, and spent time in NFL training camps with the Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets. He broke into the NBA in 1999 as an assistant under George Karl in Milwaukee, and also enjoyed a stint in New Jersey before joining the Spurs.

Funeral services for Newman are pending.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/article/Former-Spurs-assistant-Don-Newman-dies-13224402.php

[Chinook]

Sad.

[Truth4sale$]

Terrible news, another loss in the NBA family

[ducks]

TRUMPS FAULT!

[phxspurfan]

Rip, I remember seeing him around.

[Proxy]

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[LakerHater]

Wow, was jus talkin about him :cry

[illusioNtEk]

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[DJR210]

Fuck cancer

[davidbowie]

he was a good man

RIP

[hooperflash]

All my respects, definitely seemed like a great person. RIP

[TheGreatYacht]

I remember he would wear an eyepatch last few times I saw him during Wizards games. RIP

[TheDoctor]

Fuck Kawhi

[Robz4000]

Fuck cancer

[BatManu20]

Sucks. He was a player’s coach. The guys loved him. Fuck cancer for sure.

[Nivek_ogre]

TRUMPS FAULT!

Get a new shtick you triggered faggot

[lefty]

Wow RIP

He seemed to be a good dude

[Millennial_Messiah]

Fuck cancer. Dude looked a lot older than he was.

[SouthTexasRancher]

Sorry to hear about this. He was a good guy and an asset to the Spurs.

RIP :toast

[superbigtime]

oh damn. This guy had been there for so many years. RIP. This year has been one blow after another.

[J_Paco]

Damn, he seemed like a strong assistant coach for years before he left for DC. Sucks to lose people in the extended Spurs' family tree. RIP

[tbhtbhtbhtbhtbh]

Get a new shtick you triggered faggot

Looks like you got triggered. To use your new British trendy word.

[Spurtacular]

Fucking cancer