Becky Hammon’s future immediately became a hot topic after she coached the Las Vegas...
UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT - SEPTEMBER 18: Riquna Williams #2 of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates with head coach Becky Hammon after defeating the Connecticut Sun 78-71 in game four to win the 2022 WNBA Finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 18, 2022 in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
After starring at Colorado State as a three-time All-American, Hammon heard skeptics say she wouldn’t succeed in the WNBA as an undrafted rookie. Sixteen seasons later, including six as an All-Star, there was talk about whether she could cut it as one of Gregg Popovich’s assistants after she joined the Spurs.
"Winning a championship is a remarkable achievement for a first-time head coach in her first year with a team. Yet I am not at all surprised by her success." "Every hard thing that I've gone through has built something in me that I've needed down the road," Hammon, 45, said after Sunday's game, per ESPN.com."And even though it sucks in the moment to not to be picked or to get hurt or whatever it might be, the hard stuff builds stuff in you that's necessary for life, and you'll use it down the road, it may not feel like it in that moment.
Even with the championship she earned Sunday, Hammon still might find it difficult to break the NBA’s glass ceiling.
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