I'm told that it was a health issue and it was a serious health issue that the Spurs dealt with and Gregg Popovich dealt with over the weekend,' Charania said.

Longtime San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich suffered a health scare ahead of the team's Saturday matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Since the incident, the franchise has remained tight-lipped about what's going on with the future Hall of Fame head coach.

On Monday night, a terrible development greeted the San Antonio Spurs when reports came out that head coach Gregg Popovich would be away from the team for an indefinite period after sustaining an undisclosed illness.