NBA Hires First Female Assistant Coach: Becky Hammon Joins Spurs

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The San Antonio Spurs made a historic hire Tuesday, tapping WNBA player Becky Hammon as an assistant coach — the first woman to assume that role in the NBA

The six-time WNBA all-star, who just last month revealed she would retire from playing at the conclusion of this season with the San Antonio Stars, will join Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich after 16 seasons in the WNBA

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"Having observed her working with our team this past season, I'm confident her basketball IQ, work ethic and interpersonal skills will be a great benefit to the Spurs," Popovich said in a statement on the Spurs' website, which also noted that Hammon is the seventh-leading scorer with 5,809 points since the WNBA launched in 1997. Read more...

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