With Popovich riding off into retirement, Erik Spoelstra is now the NBA's longest-tenured, active head coach, having coached the Miami Heat since 2008.

In the wake of Gregg Popovich’s retirement as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, tributes have poured in from across the NBA landscape. Among the most heartfelt came from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green,

Gregg Popovich didn’t care. “He wore them to the first game we played them,” Draymond Green said Friday after the longtime San Antonio Spurs coach announced his retirement. Asked about Popovich following the Warriors’ Game 6 loss to the Rockets,

Green’s latest dustup came Friday night in Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Rockets, when Green was handed a Flagrant 1 foul after hitting Jalen Green in the head a little more than four minutes into Houston’s 115-107 victory.

However, the Rockets showed in their Game 5 win that they are capable of beating a healthy Warriors team, meaning avoiding a 3-1 comeback won't be as easy as the odds indicate. For Golden State to pull off the win,

Warriors star Draymond Green was asked by reporters after the game to share his thoughts on Adams' performance. The former Defensive Players of the Year lauded Adams' "great impact" for Houston as well as his influence on both ends of the floor. Green, however, could not help but fire a veiled shot at the referees.