Prior to Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich ripped Republicans as well as Democratic Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) for blocking voting legislation. 
“As many have said, it’s been time, it’s past time for hardball,” Popovich <a href="https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Spurs-Popovich-rips-senators-for-blocking-voting-16798436.php">said</a>. “The Republican Senate will just not participate, they just will not. So, whatever can be done needs to be done. And Sinema and Manchin, they get it, but they don’t get it. They know what’s going on. They understand. But there are more important things to them, and it’s damn selfish and dangerous to our country.”
Popovich made the comments in a nine-minute interview where he discussed the Juneteenth holiday becoming a federal holiday, saying that that country is in a “dangerous situation.” 
“It&#8217;s ironic, but as much as the community of color has been oppressed and denigrated, those are the people who try to save this damn country from itself,” Popovich <a href="https://www.kens5.com/video/sports/nba/spurs/gregg-popovich-talks-voting-rights-blasts-senators-manchin-and-sinema-as-selfish/273-d73f14b8-1453-4b84-962b-fd22febe51a4">said</a>. “It’s just ironic to me. Every time we take steps forward, you get the backlash. The fact that the voting rights issue is in the situation it’s in is just mind boggling to me in one sense because we’ve already gone through this back in the Sixties, and we know what the Supreme Court did earlier in gutting it.”
&#8220;But it&#8217;s like we don’t get it. It’s like, maybe there wouldn’t be a democracy if it wasn’t for Black people,” he <a href="https://www.kens5.com/video/sports/nba/spurs/gregg-popovich-talks-voting-rights-blasts-senators-manchin-and-sinema-as-selfish/273-d73f14b8-1453-4b84-962b-fd22febe51a4">continued</a>. “If you think about it, maybe this all would have happened 50, 60, 80 years ago if Black people didn’t continue to fight for what they deserve and what was promised.”
Both Manchin and Sinema have stated that they do not support ending the filibuster in order to pass a combination of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. 
“There’s no need for me to restate my longstanding support for the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation. There’s no need for me to restate its role in protecting our country from wild reversals of federal policy,” Sinema <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sinema-senate-filibuster-schumer-democrats-elections-bills-voting-rights">said</a> according to Fox News. “This week’s harried discussions about Senate rules are but a poor substitute for what I believe could have and should have been a thoughtful public debate at any time over the past year.”
Last week, Alabama football coach Nick Saban and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West were two of five sports figures to pen a letter to Sen. Manchin, urging him to support voter legislation “that will protect both the rights of voters and the integrity of outcomes in all Federal elections.”
Both West and Saban are West Virginians, with Saban born in Fairmont, West Virginia. West was born in Chelyan. 
“We strongly support urgently needed legislation that will protect both the rights of voters and the integrity of outcomes in all Federal elections,” the letter to Manchin <a href="https://docsend.com/view/6f9g9kvwfm4w8862">said</a>. “The Freedom to Vote Act, which you sponsored with Committee Chair Senator [Amy] Klobuchar and other colleagues, effectively addressed these goals. Now we also support your leadership in shaping legislation to secure our democracy by protecting election integrity, principled Presidential transitions and our national security during transitions.”
“We come from some of our nation’s most popular sports leagues, conferences and teams. Some of us have roots and shaped our lives in West Virginia,” they continued. “Others followed very different paths and some of us have been rivals in sports or business. But we are all certain that democracy is best when voting is open to everyone on a level playing field; the referees are neutral; and at the end of the game the final score is respected and accepted.”
Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

‘Selfish And Dangerous To Our Country’: Gregg Popovich Rips Republicans, Manchin And Sinema For Blocking Voting Legislation

Vin Scully, Hall Of Fame Dodgers Announcer Of 67 Years, Dead At 94

WATCH: Madison Bumgarner Held Back By Teammates After Bizarre Ejection

‘People On Fox News Talk About Athletes That Way’: Host’s Draymond Green Comments Set Off ESPN Analyst

Jacksonville Jaguars Owner Rips Urban Meyer, Says He Lost Respect

WATCH: Touching Gesture Leads To Viral Moment For Young Yankees Fan

‘Dillon Brooks Broke The Code’: Warriors Head Coach Incensed After ‘Dirty’ Play

News and Commentary

Gregg Popovich

Joe Manchin

Kyrsten Sinema

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Menu

— News and Commentary —

‘Selfish And Dangerous To Our Country’: Gregg Popovich Rips Republicans, Manchin And Sinema For Blocking Voting Legislation