"His energy has been amazing, and I’m excited to see what we do," Chris Paul says of Johnson and his interim role.

With longtime head coach Gregg Popovich stepping away temporarily due to health reasons, the San Antonio Spurs tapped assistant coach Mitch Johnson to step in as acting head coach. This decision has brought Johnson into the spotlight, and he’s already ...

In his debut as acting head coach, Johnson secured an encouraging 113-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, the initial momentum didn’t hold as the Spurs have since dropped two consecutive games to the Clippers and Rockets. Let’s take a look at Johnson’s performance through these three games.

Now that Johnson has taken over, the team has posted 3-3, which includes a powerful 20-point win over the Sacramento.

After the San Antonio Spurs announced head coach Gregg Popovich’s indefinite hiatus from the team on Monday, citing illness, the public wonders about the team’s interim selection.

SAN ANTONIO - The sudden illness and indefinite absence of coach Gregg Popovich suddenly cast Mitch Johnson into the spotlight as acting NBA head coach of the S