TMZ Sports activities has obtained the 911 name associated to Gregg Popovich‘s medical emergency final month … and it is shedding extra gentle on simply how dire the state of affairs involving the NBA legend was.

Within the audio, you’ll be able to hear a person inform regulation enforcement again on April 15 that Popovich — who he did not ID by identify on the decision — had simply handed out at a San Antonio-area Ruth’s Chris Steak Home.

Initially, the person stated the previous Spurs coach, whom he described as a restaurant “visitor,” was “non-responding” … although he later amended his phrases to notice that Pop was really “barely responding.”

Happily, simply seconds later, he added that Popovich had began to slowly come round.

“OK,” the caller stated, “he is responding now.”

“He handed out for slightly bit,” the person added.

As you already know, medics raced to the scene and positioned Popovich on a stretcher … earlier than they transported him to a close-by hospital.

Our sources advised us on the time Popovich appeared to have been coping with a few of the results of the gentle stroke he suffered in early November.

Fortunately, Popovich recovered … and he was in a position to attend new Spurs coach Mitch Johnson‘s introductory press convention a pair weeks afterward Could 5.

He spoke about his well being on the newser, noting “issues are getting higher by the day” — however he did say it is simply merely not adequate for him to proceed teaching his beloved workforce.