{
  "id": 10951736,
  "title": "Why Luke Kornet believes Billy Donovan will be great fit with Spurs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/why-luke-kornet-believes-billy-donovan-will-be-great-fit-with-spurs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:40:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-luke-kornet-believes-billy-134033844.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet is confident that new coach Billy Donovan will be an excellent fit for the team. Kornet praised Donovan's honesty, straightforwardness, and ability to hold players to a high standard during training camp. Donovan, who previously led the Chicago Bulls to two national titles, is known for his leadership and emphasis on accountability. Kornet believes that Donovan's focus on winning aligns well with the Spurs' goals. The 31-year-old Kornet, who has played for multiple teams over nine seasons, feels more at ease after last season and is a big fan of the Spurs' approach of daily accountability and winning every game.",
  "summary": "The backup big man has fond memories of playing for the Hall of Fame coach when they were together in Chicago.",
  "key_points": [
    "Luke Kornet confident Billy Donovan will be great fit with Spurs.",
    "Donovan praised for honesty, straightforwardness, accountability emphasis.",
    "Kornet feels more at ease with Spurs' daily accountability approach."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}