{
  "id": 9637130,
  "title": "Gregg Popovich Marries Ex-Wife of Former Longtime Spurs Assistant Mike Budenholzer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/gregg-popovich-marries-ex-wife-of-former-longtime-spurs-assistant",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T22:15:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gregg-popovich-marries-ex-wife-221518049.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gregg Popovich married Mary Barth Budenholzer in Texas on September 16, according to TMZ. The 77-year-old former Spurs head coach and his bride share a long-standing connection with the San Antonio Spurs organization. Mary was previously married to Mike Budenholzer, who was one of Popovich's longest-serving assistant coaches during his 29-year tenure with the Spurs. Sources confirm that Popovich and Budenholzer worked together for 17 seasons, with Popovich praising Budenholzer's knowledge, teaching ability, and relationships with players. Budenholzer left the Spurs in 2013 to join the Atlanta Hawks, where he later won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. Popovich's previous marriage to Erin Popovich ended in 2018, and he has now remarried for the second time.",
  "summary": "Gregg Popovich has remarried, and his new wife has a decades-long connection to the San Antonio Spurs organization. The former Spurs head coach, 77, married ... Read More",
  "key_points": [
    "Gregg Popovich, 77, married Mary Barth Budenholzer in Texas on September 16.",
    "Mary was ex-wife of former Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer.",
    "Popovich and Budenholzer coached together for 17 seasons."
  ],
  "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."
}