A compilation of the best images from the past seven days. The last few weeks’ activities are officially complete. The Phoenix Mercury are your 2014 WNBA Champions, and Team USA is on top of the world, again. See the best of it all in the WNBA and NBA photos above. Photos via Getty … [Read more...]
Photos Of The Week
A compilation of the best images from the past seven days. WNBA Finals are underway, and Team USA is already prepping for the final game in Spain! Peep all the action in the basketball photos above. Photos via Getty Images Previously: Week of August 22 – August 28 Week of August 15 – August 21 The … [Read more...]
NYTimes: How Becky Hammon Became NBA’s First Full-Time Female Assistant Coach
Why a Woman Coach in the NBA Matters
Becky Hammon, Assistant Coach San Antonio Spurs This summer an NBA team was in the news… for hiring a woman to the coaching staff. During the first week of August 2014, the San Antonio Spurs made history when they hired 16-year WNBA San Antonio Stars veteran Becky Hammon as a full-time … [Read more...]
Why a Woman Coach in the NBA Matters
Becky Hammon, Assistant Coach San Antonio Spurs This summer an NBA team was in the news… for hiring a women to the coaching staff. During the first week of August 2014, the San Antonio Spurs made history when they hired 16-year WNBA San Antonio Stars veteran Becky Hammon as a full-time … [Read more...]
Becky Hammon, the San Antonio Spurs, and the NBA’s coaching revolution
The San Antonio Spurs hire of Becky Hammon is historic on its own, but a broader trend in recent NBA coaching hires might hold promise for more women being considered for jobs in the future. The San Antonio Spurs' hire of WNBA star Becky Hammon as the league's first female full-time assistant coach … [Read more...]
Spurs Hire Becky Hammon As Assistant Coach
The Spurs have hired Becky Hammon as an assistant coach, making her the NBA’s first full-time female assistant coach. Hammon, who will retire from the WNBA this month, worked closely with coach Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff during the 2013-14 season as she rehabbed a torn ACL: The San … [Read more...]
WNBA star Becky Hammon becomes second female to coach in the NBA
San Antonio PG Becky Hammon continues to break barriers. On Tuesday, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich named her to his staff as an assistant coach. Terms weren't released but the move makes Hammon the second woman to serve as a coach during the regular-season in the history of the NBA. She'll make the … [Read more...]
Lakers Great Michael Cooper Diagnosed With Tongue Cancer
Michael Cooper, current WNBA head coach of the Atlanta Dream, and formerly a star on the great Los Angeles Lakers teams of the 1980s, is expected to make a full recovery from early stage tongue cancer. Coop will take a temporary medical leave from the Dream while undergoing treatment. From the press … [Read more...]
With Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned from the NBA, is Magic Johnson a possible replacement?
With the possibility of Donald Sterling being forced to sale the L.A. Clippers, NBA legend and L.A. Sparks owner Magic Johnson is reportedly interested in purchasing the franchise. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has announced today that embattled L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be banned for … [Read more...]