"But by the end the night, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson had reached a new destination in his career. With his team's 112-103 win over the Orlando Magic, Johnson earned the right to represent the Western Conference as a head coach in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 15 in Inglewood, Calif. "It would be an honor and humbling to be able to be a part of All-Star Weekend with the best players in this league," Johnson said."
"Oklahoma City's Mark Daigneault coaches the team with the West's best record, but he cannot coach the All-Star Game this year because he coached at the event last season. That left Johnson and the Nuggets' David Adelman vying for the spot and it came down to Sunday before it was decided, when the Spurs (33-16) beat Orlando and Oklahoma City topped Denver (33-17)."
"Johnson reached the milestone on the heels of a topsy-turvy day that started on the road at 6 a.m. ET in Charlotte, after the team spent the night there snowed in after a loss Saturday to the Hornets. The Spurs were originally scheduled to fly home immediately after Saturday's game, but a reported 11 inches of snow fell at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, grounding more than 1,000 flights."
Mitch Johnson earned the right to coach a Western Conference team in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game following the Spurs' 112-103 victory over the Orlando Magic. Detroit's J.B. Bickerstaff will coach one All-Star team because the Pistons lead the East. Oklahoma City's Mark Daigneault leads the West in record but is ineligible after coaching last season, leaving Johnson and Nuggets assistant David Adelman competing for the remaining West coaching spot. The decision came down when the Spurs beat Orlando and Oklahoma City topped Denver. The milestone came after a travel- and weather-disrupted day that included snow delays and a charter-plane equipment detour.
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