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The Las Vegas Aces lost their 2025 first-round draft pick, and their head coach Becky Hammon was suspended for two games without pay, following a WNBA investigation that was released on Tuesday. The punishments come after the Aces violated league rules regarding impermissible player benefits, as well as Hammon violating league and team Respect in […]

The Nick Nurse era with the Toronto Raptors is officially over. This is after the organization decided to give the 2019 NBA champion coach the axe after failing to lead the Raptors to a playoff berth this season. At this point, the head office has already started its search for their next head coach, and […]

Like every team in the NBA, the Houston Rockets will be looking for ways to improve their roster this offseason, and rightly so. However, no matter what direction the Rockets go in with the player personnel, there is a singular truth that can’t be escaped. It’s time for Houston to move on from head coach […]

Even though it’s the WNBA offseason, fans are going to see Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon more often moving forward. No, the Aces won’t have televised games this offseason or anything like that. However, Hammon will be on TV serving as a studio analyst for ESPN for the 2022-23 NBA campaign. Alexa Philippou […]

Becky Hammon led the Las Vegas Aces to a WNBA championship in her first season as head coach. She joined ESPN on Friday and told Malika Andrews what led to her being able to accomplish what she did in her first season as Aces’ coach, per NBA on ESPN. “I don’t know if its about […]

The San Antonio Spurs are hiring former WNBA star Candice Dupree, per Shams Charania. Charania reports that Dupree will serve as an assistant coach for the Spurs on Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff. Dupree was a WNBA champion and 7-time All-Star during her 15-year playing career. Dupree last played in 2021. She split time between Seattle […]

It must be so much fun to win a championship, and the Las Vegas Aces are certainly proving that there are few better pleasures in life than taking home the biggest acclaim in your respective field. After defeating the Connecticut Sun, 78-71, in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, the Aces are on cloud nine, […]

The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun to win the WNBA championship on Sunday. Aces head coach Becky Hammon certainly made her presence known in her first year with the team. Hammon was previously a member of the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff. Spurs legendary head coach Gregg Popovich has only had good things […]

The Las Vegas Aces are now just one win away from their first WNBA Finals title after taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night at home. Following the victory, they had a special guest show up in the locker room. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who Becky Hammon […]

The Las Vegas Aces advanced in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs in dominant fashion, defeating the Phoenix Mercury in both games of the best-of-three series. The Aces will now face the Seattle Storm in the semifinals, and it’s time to make some bold predictions. The Storm are a talented squad led by Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird, […]

What a year it has been for Becky Hammon. In her first year of coaching in the WNBA, the former San Antonio Spurs assistant has led the Las Vegas Aces to new heights. She masterfully led her team to the top of the league, earning the number one seed in the playoffs. Behind a dominant […]

The 2022 season for the Las Vegas Aces has been a dream so far, but it should not be a surprise. The team made a big investment in the offseason by bringing franchise legend Becky Hammon back as the new head coach. The former San Antonio Spurs assistant coach is reportedly the first WNBA coach […]

Becky Hammon is continuing to dominate the WNBA. She is following up her long career dominating on the court by becoming the head coach for the Las Vegas Aces. After spending years on the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff under Gregg Popovich, she is showing she can lead a team very well. She is still […]

The Las Vegas Aces kicked off the 2022 WNBA season with a resounding win. Becky Hammon earned her first win as a head coach in her first-ever game, taking down the Phoenix Mercury 106-88. According to Mechelle Voepel of ESPN, Hammon said her first win as a WNBA head coach was special because the players […]

Former San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon made waves when it was announced that she would be the first head coach in the WNBA to have a salary exceeding $1 million per year. It was a big milestone for the sport, though it was met with criticism, most notably from WNBA star and the newest […]

Las Vegas Raiders and Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis has just revealed that Becky Hammon is set to become the first WNBA head coach to receive over $1 million in annual salary, per Sam Gordon of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. After introducing Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels, owner Mark Davis, who also owns the […]

Becky Hammon, current assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs under legendary head coach Gregg Popovich, recently signed a deal with the Las Vegas Aces to become the team’s next head coach. There were plenty of rumors that Hammon was going to be the next head coach of the Spurs, but that did not fall […]

While a lot of people are ecstatic for Becky Hammon as she finally landed a head coaching gig, others are disappointed she wasn’t given a chance to coach in the NBA after her work with Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs. Hammon recently signed a deal to become the Las Vegas Aces’ head coach […]

Becky Hammon’s stellar career in the WNBA and the coaching experience she has accumulated with the San Antonio Spurs have made her a strong head coaching candidate. She has drawn interest from NBA teams before. Now, two teams in the W are pursuing her to be their head coach. According to Shams Charania and Chantel […]

More women athletes are making their mark and breaking the glass ceiling. They have put the entire world on notice, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is all for it. LeBron has always championed female athletes, saluting them on social media whenever they make accomplishments or even when they rail against social injustice. On […]

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon continues her quest to land a top tactician position in the NBA. While she was given interviews in the past, she ultimately didn’t get the job. Hammon has already blazed the trail for other female coaches hoping to enter the NBA. But clearly, the dream is to be […]

WNBA legend and current San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon has recently spoken up about her losing the chance to become the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Hammon was among the finalists for the Blazers coaching gig that eventually landed on the lap of former NBA champion Chauncey Billups, and while she […]

One of the biggest reasons behind the backlash the Portland Trail Blazers has received over their decision to hire Chauncey Billups as their new head coach is the fact that they chose the former NBA champ over San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon. Hammon was reportedly one of the frontrunners to land the job, but […]

Becky Hammon and Chauncey Billups are moving on to the next stage of the Portland Trail Blazers’ coaching search, but according to reports, they are not the only finalists for the job. As Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN cited, Brooklyn Nets assistant and former Houston Rockets tactician Mike D’Antoni is still on the Blazers’ radar for […]

Becky Hammon is a finalist for the Portland Trail Blazers’ open head coaching job, according to Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic. This makes Hammon the first woman to get this far in an NBA coaching search. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski also reported on Hammon getting another interview, with Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach […]

The Rick Carlisle era in Dallas has come to an end. It was reported Thursday afternoon that the veteran coach was divorcing the Mavericks organization after 13 seasons. During his tenure, he consistently brought the Mavs to the playoffs but didn’t usually have rosters good enough to make deep runs, especially in the late 2010s […]

The Boston Celtics are in the midst of a crucial offseason, with difficult decisions set to be made in the following days. But perhaps first on the agenda is the search for a new coach after Brad Stevens was promoted as general manager. One would think it won’t be difficult for Stevens to find his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are closing in on their next head coach. According to reports, the team’s front office has narrowed down its search to five primary candidates. As it is, it looks like Damian Lillard’s next coach is going to come from either the Los Angeles Clippers, the San Antonio Spurs, or the Brooklyn […]

After just one season into his tenure with the Indiana Pacers, Nate Bjorkgren was given the boot. Bjorkgren and the Pacers went through a tumultuous season in which he lost the locker room. Indiana made the play-in tournament but fell short in the second game against the Washington Wizards. While it was a tough season for […]

After Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs got ejected from the game against the Los Angeles Lakers, he turned to assistant coach Becky Hammon to take charge and told her, “You got it,” before going back to the locker room. Sure, Hammon made history serving as the first woman head coach for an NBA […]

San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon made history Wednesday night when she became the first woman in NBA history to serve as head coach. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter, appointing Hammon to take over in his stead. It was a fairly monumental moment and well-deserved for Hammon after seven […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving had high praise for San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon after she became the first woman to serve as head coach in an NBA game Wednesday night. Hammon took the reins from Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich after “Pop” was ejected during a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had nothing but praise for San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, as she became the first woman to serve as a head coach for an NBA team after Gregg Popovich was ejected last night. “It’s a beautiful thing just to hear her barking out calls, barking out sets… She’s […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich may have been ejected on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it paved the way for Becky Hammon to become the first woman to serve as an NBA head coach. Dejounte Murray and DeMar DeRozan shared their thoughts on Hammon’s milestone, calling the coach part of the crew […]

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 […]

Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets parted ways on Sunday after four seasons, a few playoff heartbreaks, small-ball experiments, and a 217-102 regular-season record. Yet, D’Antoni failed to reach an NBA Finals, and the veteran coach decided to move on after a five-game Western Conference semifinals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the bubble. […]

Billy Donovan and the Oklahoma City Thunder decided to part ways, putting the franchise at a crossroads. They were one shot away from winning their first-round playoff series, but with Donovan’s departure and the comments Adrian Wojnarowski made reporting his exit, it’s clear the Thunder intend on rebuilding. On the Locked On Thunder Podcast, host […]

Weeks after firing Nate McMillan as the team’s head coach and the Indiana Pacers are in no rush to replace him. In fact, they’re taking their time in their search for the team’s next mentor, which has drawn the interest of former coaches and assistants around the league. More than a dozen candidates are expected […]

After what was a disappointing time inside the Disney World bubble, the New Orleans Pelicans front office have made their first move of the offseason. It comes in the form of a major shakeup in the coaching department, with the Pelicans opting to part ways with head coach Alvin Gentry. Having signed with New Orleans […]