SAN ANTONIO — It has been nearly three weeks since Becky Hammon made headlines by guiding the Spurs to the first Summer League title in franchise history.
In the time since, the Sacramento Kings hired Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman to their staff as a full-time assistant, while the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals made Jen Welter the first female assistant coach in that league’s history.
“I’m just happy other women are getting opportunities,” the 38-year-old Hammon said Saturday, while on hand to watch her former WNBA team, the Stars, face Seattle at Freeman Coliseum. “There are just so many capable women out there, and I’m glad to be in the same sentence.