The San Antonio Spurs made history on Wednesday night, but it wasn't from play on the court.

After the ejection of longtime head coach Gregg Popovich following a questionable no-call on Spurs star DeMar DeRozan, Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was named as the acting head coach. She goes down as the first woman to be a head coach in NBA history.

Popovich’s decision was stated in only three simple words, according to reporting from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin:

“You got it.”

That was all it took for the proverbial glass ceiling to be shattered for female coaches in the best league in the world.

Hammon has a history of breaking barriers on this front in the NBA. She was the first full-time NBA assistant coach in NBA history, as well as the first in any of the four major American professional sports. She was first named an assistant coach for the Spurs in 2014, making her the longest-tenured woman assistant coach in the NBA.

Following Hammon’s landmark hiring in 2014, many other teams have hired female assistant coaches, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, LA Clippers, Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans.

Currently, there are 10 women assistant coaches in the NBA including Spurs assistant Hammon. A full list can be found below:

Jenny Boucek – Dallas Mavericks

Brittni Donaldson – Toronto Raptors

Lindsay Gottlieb – Cleveland Cavaliers

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Becky Hammon – San Antonio Spurs

Lindsey Harding – Sacramento Kings

Niele Ivey – Memphis Grizzlies

Natalie Nakase – LA Clippers

Sonia Raman – Memphis Grizzlies

Kristi Toliver – Washington Wizards

Teresa Weatherspoon – New Orleans Pelicans

With Hammon leading the charge with San Antonio, it seems more and more likely that a full-time female head coach will happen in the near future.