FILE - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dribbles as Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard defends during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball finals June 4, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, left, talks with Victor Wembanyama on the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets March 5, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

FILE - With the help of former players Manu Ginobili, back left, and Tim Duncan, right, former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, introduces Mitch Johnson, left, as the new head coach of the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team, in San Antonio, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson, center, talks with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) as Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault looks on during the second half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) goes up for a shot against Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren during the second half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren, center, grabs a rebound between San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson (3) and Thunder guard Luguentz Dort during the first half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Oklahoma City Thunder's Isaiah Hartenstein (55), Aaron Wiggins (21), and Chet Holmgren (7) watch the closing moments of their loss to the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort, left, and Thunder centers Isaiah Hartenstein, center, and Chet Holmgren watch the action on the court from the team bench during the second half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)