Popovich blasts Pachulia for play that injured Kawhi Leonard (w/raw video)

SAN FRANCISCO – Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich blasted Warriors center Zaza Pachulia on Monday for the play that forced Kawhi Leonard out of Sunday's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Popovich said Leonard would not play in Game 2 against Golden State and then spoke critically about Pachulia.

"A two-step lead with your foot close out is not appropriate. It's dangerous, it's unsportsmanlike. It's just not what anybody does to anybody else," Popovich said.

"And this particular individual has a history with that kind of action," Popovich said. "A totally unnatural close out that the league has outlawed years ago."

Popovich went on to bring up Pachulia's history and other incidents with NBA players including Patty Mills and current Warriors forward David West. He added he did not contact the league office. 

"This is crap, because he has this history, oh, it can't just be inadvertent or he didn't have intent. Who gives a damn about what his intent was," Popovich said.

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"You ever hear of manslaughter. You still go to jail I think when you're texting and you end up killing somebody," Popovich said. "But you might not have intended to do that."

"All I care about is what I saw, all I care about is what happen and the history there exacerbates the whole situation and makes me very, very angry," Popovich said.

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