by admin | May 9, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Becky Hammon’s WNBA head coaching debut couldn’t have gone much better as the Las Vegas Aces earned a 106-88 road win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday. After the game, Hammon spoke with reporters about the “most special thing” regarding the...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Dearica Hamby scored 24 points and the Las Vegas Aces won in Becky Hammon’s first game as coach, beating the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 106–88 on Friday night to open the WNBA season. Phoenix was without Brittney Griner as she nears the three-month mark of her...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Progress, the saying goes, does not occur on a straight line. When Becky Hammon was hired as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA, the first woman to be a full-time assistant in any of the major North American men’s professional leagues, it was a sea change...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Eleven years after she was drafted into the WNBA, center Liz Cambage is finally where she wanted to be all along: with the Los Angeles Sparks. Cambage was introduced by the Sparks in a news conference Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena. She talked about what she hopes to...
by admin | Feb 15, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Former WNBA stars Becky Hammon, DeLisha Milton-Jones and Penny Taylor are among eight inductees who will enter the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 11, it was announced Monday. They will be joined by current DePaul coach Doug...
by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon will become the first WNBA coach to exceed $1 million in annual salary. Aces owner Mark Davis, who also owns the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, confirmed the news to Sam Gordon of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and discussed...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Having a nuanced stance on an issue shouldn’t seem radical, though in the dominant “take culture” it often seems like it is. For example, this writer’s feelings on Becky Hammon recently leaving the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach to...
by admin | Jan 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
New Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and fellow former WNBA players DeLisha Milton-Jones and Penny Taylor are among 12 finalists for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday. All three are being nominated as players. Read...
by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
While some media members have discussed how disappointing it is that Becky Hammon won’t break the NBA’s thick head coaching glass ceiling, Hammon has been a part of a group that’s breaking down other barriers in the WNBA—a league that has also...
by admin | Jan 9, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Brittany Bowe who broke her own speed skating and qualified for her third Olympic team. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NBA for missing a major opportunity with Becky Hammon.
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