First off, I by no means thought I’d say this, however discovering a photograph of Beck Hammon smiling from the sidelines is sort of as problematic as discovering a photograph of her mentor Gregg Popovich smiling.
There may be nary a San Antonio Spurs fan that’s unaware of Becky Hammon’s teaching acumen. Hammon joined the Spurs sideline instantly after retiring as a participant within the WNBA. Her accolades as a participant is sort of a formidable checklist in an of itself.
Hers is the one WNBA jersey presently hanging within the Frost Financial institution Heart.
Simply this summer time she was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame as a participant.
Her checklist of “firsts” gained an addition final 12 months when she coached the Las Vegas Aces (previously the San Antonio Silver Stars/Stars) to a WNBA title. She was the primary rookie coach in WNBA historical past to take action.
And now the Aces are again within the Finals.
On Friday evening, they locked of their journey to the championship spherical with a sweep of the Dallas Wings.
They now await the winner of the New York Liberty/Connecticut Solar Semi-Finals better of 5 collection.
Hammon might quickly be the feminine WNBA coach to win back-to-back titles. And locking in 2 championships in her first two season could be one other in her many, many successes.
2023 is probably not her final journey to Springfield, Massachusetts.
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