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 receiving high praise from veteran point guard Chris Paul, who's have a career renaissance in San Antonio as a double-double machine. “Mitch has been great, man,” Paul said enthusiastically in an interview with The Athletic.