For the first time in nearly three decades, someone other than Gregg Popovich will be the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.
On Friday, the NBA franchise announced Mitch Johnson's promotion to head coach.
The decision came shortly after it was confirmed Popovich would relinquish his head coaching duties and transition to the team’s full-time president of basketball operations.
Popovich has led Spurs basketball operations since 1994, balancing his executive role and coaching role for 29 years.
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Johnson's tenure with the Spurs spans nine years. He joined the Spurs’ G League affiliate in Austin, Texas, in 2016. He has been a Spurs assistant coach since 2019.
Johnson was also San Antonio’s coach in the NBA Summer League in 2022 and 2023. Johnson stepped in for Popovich for 77 games during the 2024-25 season as the five-time NBA champion recovered from what the team described as a mild stroke.
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Jordon Hudson, the 24-year-old girlfriend of the 73-year-old football coach, has stirred controversy after interrupting a CBS interview.
On CBS, Belichick sat down with Tony Dokoupil for a “CBS News Sunday Morning” interview to talk about his new book.
Belichick described Hudson as his “creative muse.” However, the interview seemed to go awry when Dokoupil asked about how he and Hudson met.
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“We’re not talking about this,” Hudson said as she sat off to the side.
It was not the only time Hudson interjected during the questioning, Pro Football Talk reported.
And, according to Page Six, Hudson “forced her way into” a Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial she starred in alongside Belichick and Ben and Casey Affleck.
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