On last night’s telecast, Jacob Tobey mentioned Mitch Johnson’s thirty-ninth birthday, which took place on Saturday night.

Johnson is the third youngest NBA head coach behind Joe Mazzulla and Will Hardy, both 37.

The oldest current NBA coach is Tom Thibodeau, 67. Thibs is nine years younger than Gregg Popovich, meaning the San Antonio Spurs went from the oldest coach to the third youngest. The team is also one of the youngest in the NBA, featuring ten players born in this millennium.

Johnson makes the fourth member of the Spurs to have a birthday this week. The head coach, along with David Jones Garcia, Carter Bryant, and Harrison Ingram, and celebrated during this holiday road trip.

The Spurs made their way home last night after the loss in Minnesota for a one game stand before headin

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