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.

Mitch Johnson is stressing a business as usual approach for the San Antonio Spurs while coach Gregg Popovich is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness.