On Saturday, Becky Hammon was inducted into the Naismith Corridor of Fame. She was acknowledged as a participant for her profession within the WNBA. Odds are she is going to sooner or later be inducted once more as a coach.
5 former NBA gamers have additionally been inducted as coaches: John Picket, Lenny Wilkens, Invoice Sharman, Tom Heinsohn, and most lately Invoice Russell in 2021.
Her teaching acumen received her and her Las Vegas Aces a WNBA title in her first yr. This yr, the Aces are main the league and looking out poised to make one other run for the ring.
She has attributed her teaching to her time with the San Antonio Spurs and particularly Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.
Hammon took a second to name out Pop with gratitude.
“Pop, I’m not going to take a look at you…you’re a person of principal and excellence. I do know you weren’t attempting to be brave if you employed me, however you probably did do one thing nobody else in skilled sports activities has ever finished.
“You show excellence, you count on excellence, and also you mannequin the right way to turn into wonderful. In your on a regular basis routine and the way you go about your work. You spoke braveness into me with a cellphone name as I used to be on the point of coach that first Summer season League crew in 2015, you stated “Simply be you, you’re going to be nice.” And also you textual content me that —I don’t know if you know the way many occasions you’ve really textual content me that — Simply be you, simply be you, simply be you. And also you’ve modified the route of my life, and so many different women and girls. Thanks and I like you.”
So many fantastic moments from final weekend’s festivities. We’ll proceed to submit for individuals who haven’t caught your complete ceremony.
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