Lil Wayne Sends Heartfelt Message To Gregg Popovich

Many people around the sports world reacted to the news.

One person who sent out a post was Lil Wayne.

His post had over 9,000 likes and 290,000 impressions.

Lil Wayne wrote: "Congrats on the career Coach Pop!! Flowers!! I’ve observed your approach to coaching and to the game and I applied the same approach to life at times and came out a winner every time. Thx Coach! I just might have to Popavich! Shut yo mouth. I’m just talmbout Pop!"

Wayne (who is one of the most notable rappers of all time) is a big NBA fan.

Many people commented on his post.

@Cl6ne: "Goat Wayne speaking highly of Goat Pop, it don’t get better than this. "

@lestealana: "Weezy Coach Pop"

@nateryansports: "Touching tribute to Coach Pop from…

Lil Wayne."

@fourdtough: "from one goat to another."

Popovich helped lead the Spurs five NBA Championships (and six total trips to the Finals).

The 76-year-old will go down among the best coaches in all of sports history.

Via StatMuse: "Gregg Popovich has more playoff wins than the

— Hawks
— Heat
— Suns
— Rockets
— Bucks
— Jazz
— Cavs
— Pacers
— Trail Blazers
— Mavericks
— Nuggets
— Wizards
— Kings
— Nets
— Clippers
— Magic
— Raptors
— Grizzlies
— Timberwolves
— Hornets
— Pelicans"