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in SportsLas Vegas Aces Gave Me A Real Opportunity To Be A Head Coach, Says Becky Hammon
The Las Vegas Aces introduced San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon as their new head coach earlier this week. “I sat in head coaching interviews [in the NBA], and people said two things,” Hammon told reporters, per Business Insider’s Meredith Cash. “‘You’ve only been in San Antonio, and you’ve never been a head coach.’ Second, […] More
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Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Is So Much More Than A Coach, Says Jamal Crawford
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has been coaching in the NBA for almost 30 years now. During his nearly three-decade at the helm, the Spurs have won five NBA titles, with the most recent one coming in 2014 against the Miami Heat. However, over the last couple of seasons, there has been some […] More
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Gregg Popovich, James Borrego, And Rick Carlisle Weigh-In On Becky Hammon Making History
With 3:56 left in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich was ejected. As he was walking out, he instructed Spurs’s assistant coach Becky Hammon to take over. In the process, she became the first woman in NBA history to lead an NBA team […] More
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Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich Is A Great Manager Of People, Says Former Head Coach
Gregg Popovich is the longest tenured coach in the NBA dating back to 1996. Before he took over as Spurs head coach, he served the general manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations after Peter Holt purchased the team. Over the course of Pop’s coaching career, he’s had the opportunity to coach players such as […] More
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Becky Hammon Is Super Intelligent, Plus She Can Hoop, Says Detroit Pistons Assistant GM, Says Malik Rose
Last month New York Times reporter Marc Stein reported that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was unsure if he would coach the team after this season. Popovich has been coaching the Spurs since he relieved Bob Hill in 1996 and named himself the head coach. As his 70th birthday approaches, Gregg Popovich tells […] More
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I Think Becky Hammon Deserves To Be The First Female Head Coach In The NBA, Says Jenny Boucek
This past summer the Milwaukee Bucks were in search of a new head coach after letting newly inducted Hall of Famer Jason Kidd go. The Bucks would ultimately decide to hire Mike Budenholzer, but before they made their decision. They announced that Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was among the candidates they would be bringing in for […] More
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Becky Hammon Spurs Next Head Coach? Someone Has To Replace Me, Says Gregg Popovich
The Spurs currently have a record of 27-20, which is the six best record in the west through 47 games. Recently, the Spurs were in Dallas to take on the Dallas Mavericks, before the game during the media scrum. I asked coach Popovich, who will be turning 70 years old on January 28, if he […] More
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Sue Bird Will Be A Great Asset To The Nuggets, Says Kevin Durant
This past summer the NBA returned to the city of Seattle for the first time in ten years. Seattle hosted a pre-season game between the Golden State and Sacramento Kings at Key Arena, where the Seattle Supersonics used to call home. This game was very significant to Seattle because they drafted Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant […] More
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Nuggets Hire Sue Bird To Front Office Position, She Will Continue Playing In The WNBA
Three-time WNBA champion and the league’s all-time assist leader Sue Bird was introduced Friday as a basketball operations associate with Denver Nuggets. Bird was not looking to get into NBA management when Nuggets president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, reached out this fall, which she stated was a “perfect match” that aligned with her future goals. […] More
