SAN ANTONIO — Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild stroke, although there is no timetable for when NBA’s longest-tenured coach returns to the sidelines.

Popovich suffered a stroke Nov. 2 in the arena where the Spurs play, the team announced Wednesday, and has already begun a rehabilitation program with confidence he will make a full recovery. The team has not released any other details, including what after-effects of the stroke – if any – he is facing.

“It’s a tough time for everyone,” Spurs general manager Brian Wright said. “Coach Pop has been the leader of this organization for three decades. We have all met or know people who simply have a different aura, a different presence within them. Obviously, he is one of those people. When we walk into the building every day, we feel that leadership, we feel that presence and so without it, there is clearly a void. And we miss him.

Popovich, 75, is the NBA’s all-time scoring leader. He has led the Spurs to five championships and guided USA Basketball to a gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. He is in his 29th season as Spurs coach. .

”He’s fine. He’s fine. … He’s tough, he’s a fighter and he’s going to work,” Wright said. “We’re all here for him, but he’s fine.”

Assistant coach Mitch Johnson served as interim head coach in Popovich’s absence. The Spurs beat Washington 139-130 on Wednesday night, the seventh straight game in which Johnson replaced Popovich.

“Mitch has been great,” Spurs rookie Stephon Castle said Wednesday, before the team announced details on Popovich’s health. “Even when Pop was here, he always had a voice in our groups and in our locker room. Our philosophies have not changed.

Victor Wembanyama, who scored a career-high 50 points in the win over the Wizards, said the team learned of Popovich’s offense before the team’s announcement.