The San Antonio Spurs have never been known to try and fit in. They just do what they feel is right in the name of winning. Proof of that is their recent move to hire Becky Hammon as an assistant coach, becoming the first woman to be paid by an NBA team as an assistant.
If Hammon’s name sounds familiar, that’s because she’s a 16 year WNBA vet who is retiring after this season with the San Antonio Stars.
Tuesday, the team named Becky Hammon an assistant coach, making her the first female paid by an NBA team to be an assistant.
“I very much look forward to the addition of Becky Hammon to our staff,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said in a statement. “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.”
H/T: USA Today
