Popovich’s wife’s death puts game in perspective

SAN ANTONIO — After Warriors practice Wednesday night at AT&T Center, Kevin Durant navigated through a scrum of reporters and sat down courtside for what he probably assumed would be a series of questions about his team trying to build on its 2-0 series lead over the Spurs. What he got was some tragic news: Minutes earlier, San Antonio had announced that Erin Popovich — the wife of Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich — died early Wednesday after dealing with an undisclosed illness for an extended period. She was 67. His eyebrows raised, Durant put his left fist to his lips and shook his head. "Seriously?" Durant said. "Man, prayers and condolences go out to his family. … Damn.