NBA Long history as a player and coach in the WNBA
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FIt was a golden Wednesday for the NBA after Becky Hammon became the first woman to lead an NBA team in the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.
Her path in professional basketball started in 1999 as a player And, despite not having been selected in the Draft, she found a place in the New York Liberty as a substitute for starting point guard Teresa Weatherspoon.
In 2004 she was named as one of the team captains and in 2006 he jumped to the San Antonio Stars, where she shone until her retirement in 2014 to start a path as a coach.
In 2015 Gregg Popovich appointed her as head coach to lead the Spurs in the NBA Summer League, where he managed to win the preseason tournament championship.
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