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San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon asks fans to be patient on rookie Luka Samanic. The 6-foot-11 Samanic was selected by the Spurs with the 19th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. In his Summer League debut, the 19-year-old Croatian put up an impressive game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with 11 points and […]

For San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, forward Keldon Johnson could be the ‘steal’ of the 2019 NBA Draft. Per Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News, Hammon — the Spurs Summer League head coach — thinks that Keldon could be the ‘steal of the draft’ Hammon also said she thinks the Spurs' other […]

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is arguably the most prominent female name in the coaching scene today. She has been an absolute trailblazer, and as former G League assistant coach Nicki Gross so aptly put it, Hammon’s success has definitely opened a ton of opportunities for women in a sport that is primarily […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has nothing but respect and admiration at what Becky Hammon is able to accomplish as a woman in the male-dominant world of the NBA. Hammon, who has been recently promoted by San Antonio to an assistant coach role following the departure of now Charlotte Hornets bench boss James […]

Becky Hammon continues to break through the glass ceiling of professional sports. The Spurs assistant is receiving a promotion to the front of the bench on Gregg Popovich’s staff per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. She will replace longtime Spurs assistant James Borrego who recently took over the reins as head coach of the Charlotte Hornets. This […]

Becky Hammon’s chances at being the first female head coach in the NBA is still alive, and it could very well be in Michigan. Rod Beard of the Detroit News reports that according to a league source, the Detroit Pistons are expected to invite the San Antonio Spurs assistant for an interview. The source also […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are on their second phase of batch interviews for their vacant head coaching position which means general manager Jon Horst and the Wisconsin ball club is nearing a decision. Joe Prunty previously worked as the Bucks’ interim assistant, replacing the deposed Jason Kidd, and is expected to resume his role as an […]

With the Milwaukee Bucks interviewing Becky Hammon for their head coaching job, it seems more and more likely that at some point, Hammon will get her shot as a head coach. There have been a lot of people who have questioned if Hammon really has what it takes to be a head coach in the NBA, […]

For a few years now, there has been an outpouring of support for the idea of a female to become a head coach in the NBA. It started when Becky Hammon, a former WNBA player, was hired by the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant some time ago. Since then, several women have been given […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly going to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon for their head coaching position, according to a tweet on Friday from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hammon was the NBA’s first female assistant coach and will now have the opportunity to be the first woman to interview to be a head […]

With all the success she’s had with the San Antonio Spurs as their assistant coach, it has made Becky Hammon one of the best in the league at her job. Despite the role being mostly held by males, she has proven her worth and has used her knowledge of the game to help her become […]

While some people like Kevin Durant count drinking other people’s bath water as among their dreams, the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens has grander aspirations in life. You know, like buying the most expensive NBA franchise – the New York Knicks. Ambushed for an interview by TMZ, Mallory Edens said that much after […]