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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spurs coach Gregg Popovich badgered Jeff Van Gundy before eventually offering him a warm embrace during an in-game interview that aired between the third and fourth quarters of San Antonio's Wednesday night game against Dallas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former NBA coach turned ESPN commentator approached the notoriously prickly Popovich with trepidation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"You're making me nervous,\" Van Gundy said. \"Seriously, I've never been so nervous in my life.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RELATED: Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle does Gregg Popovich impersonation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Popovich repeatedly interrupted Van Gundy's monologue, asking him what the question was. When Van Gundy said that his sideline reporter colleagues advised him to \"explore [Popovich's] feelings\" during the interview, the Hall of Fame coach nodded, paused for a second, and then reached over to hug Van Gundy with both arms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After patting Van Gunday on the back, pointing a finger, and saying \"I love you,\" Popovich ended the interview and returned to his duties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Popovich's behavior during in-game interviews was discussed in\u00A0a 2013 &lt;em&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/em&gt; profile&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.\n&lt;em&gt;Video via YouTube user cjzerovids | Hat tip: @CJZero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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