Overview
- The NBA removed the final 77 games from Popovich’s statistics and reassigned them to Johnson after consulting with Spurs leadership
- Mitch Johnson’s official coaching record now stands at 32 wins and 45 losses from his interim tenure following Popovich’s November stroke
- Gregg Popovich’s career totals reset to 1,390-824, preserving his 55-win margin over Don Nelson as the league’s winningest coach
- The decision follows a 1979-80 precedent when Paul Westhead assumed the Lakers’ bench for an injured Jack McKinney and inherited that season’s results
- Johnson, who guided San Antonio to a 34-48 finish, was formally promoted to permanent head coach in May