Former Spurs assistant coach Mike Budenholzer, now the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, was arrested late Wednesday and charged with driving under the influence.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Budenholzer, 44, was initially pulled over because his vehicle did not have working tail lights. The trooper who stopped Budenholzer noticed alcohol on his breath, after which the former Spurs coach failed a field sobriety test. He declined to take a breath test and was released on bail early this morning.
Budenholzer was hired to head up the Hawks shortly after the Spurs’ run to the Finals. He had been with the Spurs for nearly two decades, most recently as the lead assistant to head coach Gregg Popovich. Their relationship stretches back to the 1980s, when Popovich recruited Budenholzer to play at Pomona-Pitzer colege.
Not a good start to his coaching career in Atlanta.
