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(SportsNetwork. Hunter Renfroe Jersey .com) - The San Antonio Spurs might be without their fearless leader once again when they welcome the Sacramento Kings to the AT&T Center Friday. Gregg Popovich missed the teams win Wednesday night over the Indiana Pacers with what the team called a minor medical procedure. Ettore Messina, a two- time Euroleague coach of the year, guided the team to a 106-100 victory at home. It is not easy to replace coach Popovich, even if it is just for one game, Manu Ginobili said. He needed this win and I am happy that we gave it to him. It is unknown how long Popovich will be sidelined. Ginobili scored 28 points off the bench to lead the Spurs. Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard both deposited 21 points for the Spurs, winners of five straight. Leonard also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, and Tim Duncan went for 17 points with six boards. Following Fridays tilt, the Spurs hit the road, starting Sunday in Boston. They will visit Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Memphis during this sojourn. The Kings complete a four-game road trip in San Antonio. Sacramento will be back home for five straight versus Memphis, Toronto, Indiana, Orlando and the Utah Jazz. After a 2-0 start to the trip, the Kings were handed a dose of reality on Wednesday. They fell, 102-89, to the Houston Rockets and were done in by a terrible fourth quarter. The Kings managed just 16 points, lost the period by nine and had a three-game winning streak halted. Fourth quarter was disappointing, we didnt execute, Kings coach Michael Malone said. DeMarcus Cousins continued his MVP push on Wednesday with 29 points, 17 rebounds and six assists. Houstons Dwight Howard didnt play, but Cousins was still dominating. Ben McLemore and Omri Casspi each scored 14 in the loss. Casspi started in place of Rudy Gay, who missed his second straight game with right Achilles tendinitis. Starting point guard Darren Collison also missed his second in a row with a left quadriceps contusion/strain. Both are listed as questionable for Friday. The Spurs last loss came at the hands of the Kings on Nov. 15 in Sacramento. Cousins, Collison and Gay were too much for San Antonio to overcome. The Spurs have owned this series, especially at home. San Antonio is 21-2 in its last 23 versus Sacramento and 19-4 in its last 23 as the host in this series, including four in a row. Craig Stammen Jersey . -- Fresh off their surprising run in the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers have signed head coach Terry Stotts to a multi-year contract extension. Trevor Hoffman Jersey . A player confirmed to TSN on the condition of anonymity that he received his ballot yesterday. Another confirms hes been told to expect his shortly. "The unions executive committee insists a strike vote does not mean were pushing away from the table," the player said. "But we want the league to know were serious about our position. http://www.padresrookiestore.com/Padres-Carlos-Asuaje-Kids-Jersey/ . This was one of them. Omar Infante homered and tied a career high with six RBIs to carry the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 on Sunday. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Barry Bonds certainly thinks hes worthy of election to the Hall of Fame. "Without a doubt," baseballs home run king said Monday at the San Francisco Giants spring training camp, where he will serve as a hitting instructor for a week. The 49-year-old Bonds spent his last 15 big league seasons with San Francisco, finishing in 2007 with 762 homers. But his final years were clouded by suspicions of performance-enhancing drug use, and the seven-time NL MVP was convicted of one obstruction count in April 2011 by a jury that found an answer he gave was criminally evasive during 2003 testimony before a grand jury investigating the distribution of PEDs. And he didnt even come close to election to the Hall in his first two turns on the ballot. Advice for the writers who have not voted for him: "You guys are all adults. I have no advice for you." One topic he wouldnt discuss: Alex Rodriguez, who is serving a season-long drug suspension. Bonds said he respects Rodriguez and will talk to him individually, "not in a press conference." Meeting with about three dozen media for about 30 minutes on a patio overlooking the left field area at Scottsdale Stadium, Bonds wanted to put the controversial past behind him. "It feels really good to be back," Bonds said. "It feels good to give back to the game that I love. Hopefully, Ill be a part of this longer. ... Im enjoyingg it. Dave Winfield Jersey. "I am more nervous at this than I was playing, because it was only my mind and me. Hopefully I can bring good value to the ballclub. Well see how it works out," he added. "I dont even know if Im good at it." Looking about 30 pounds lighter than his playing wecharacter playing," he said. "Now Ive had time to slow dight of 230 and considerably more affable, Bonds wore an orange-and-black Giants cap, a black windbreaker and baseball pants, ready for the first day of work in a seven-day stay in camp. He appeared relaxed, laughing and joking more in a few minutes than he did during the years when he ruled the teams clubhouse from his corner reclining chair. "Im just a different character. I was a different character playing," he said. "Now Ive had time to slow down, do other things. I needed that guy to play, its who I was at the time. Im the same person, just a different character. ... Teammates used to say, you dont play when youre nice. It worked. Whatever it was, it worked." After meeting with the media, Bonds watched Posey and others intently in the batting cage. "The timing was right. Thats why its happening now," manager Bruce Bochy said. 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