LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN ANTONIO — Becky Hammon would have preferred a victory over history after becoming the first woman to coach an NBA team. The assistant coach took over the San Antonio Spurs in the second quarter after coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in a 121-107 loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Obviously, …
San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon took over head coaching duties after Gregg Popovich was ejected against the Lakers on Wednesday at AT&T Center. Typically brusque, he simply pointed at her and barked, “You got ’em.” And so it was that Hammon, a gym rat who paid her dues as a player in college, during a stellar WNBA career and …
