As food banks across the U.S. struggle to keep up with demand, the San Antonio Food Bank got a pep talk from one of the NBA’s most beloved coaches: Gregg Popovich. OnlyAGameNPR
KG: OK. So to understand why your team was in need of inspiration, I want to go back to April 9.
KG: This is a drive-thru distribution. So what does it mean when the day gets long, and the day gets hot? "I met so many families in that line that just reminded me that it could happen to any of us. ... It was heartbreaking."So I called our mayor, and he sent backups. We had some parks and recreations staff that were able to come over. And we just rallied. We planned on 6,000 families, but received 10,000 families, and we were able to get food to every family.
KG: So, I know that Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is on your advisory board. He's been a supporter of the food bank for decades. So how did this conference call happen? Did he reach out to you? Did you reach out to him? You know, he just talked about how everybody was important. He's in an industry that's about a game and that we're doing something that was saving lives. And he said,"Every player knows about the rock and hammer. You take your hammer and you hit the rock, and you hit the rock, and you hit the rock. And you just keep hitting the rock. And, eventually, that rock's going to break. And it's not that last hit that breaks the rock. It's all the hits that came before it.
EC: Yeah. So Pop was a gentleman, you know, like,"You guys, what do you want to talk about?" And so, of course, lots of questions on players, and you know,"Who do you want to play horse with. Or not play horse with?""How's so-and-so's 3-pointer?" And"What about this decision to bench Timmy [Duncan] in Game 6?" And Pop answered it, like,"This was the plan. We didn't think that we needed that on the court at the moment.
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