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Becky Hammon, Cheryl Reeve secure All-Star coaching nodsBecky Hammon of the Las Vegas Aces and Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx have secured the head coaching roles for the July 25 WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago.,The selection is based on the two teams with the league's highest winning percentage at the end of the day Friday.,The Aces and Lynx share the...

A'ja Wilson has no shortage of motivation after Aces' early exit in '24LAS VEGAS -- Entering her eighth season in the WNBA, Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson is poised to build on what was arguably the most dominant individual campaign in league history.,Wilson joined Cynthia Cooper (1997) as the second player in league history to win a unanimous MVP award and joine...

Becky Hammon salutes mentor Gregg Popovich, happy as WNBA coachWhen Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon heard Friday that Gregg Popovich will no longer be head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, she immediately felt the emotions churning.,Makes sense since Hammon spent seven seasons (2014-21) on the bench with Popovich and eight overall with the team and became the ...

Las Vegas Aces are the solution to the Oppenheimer-Barbie conundrum

The WNBA’s All-Star Break provided the Las Vegas Ace’s “Core 4” with a showcase for 80 percent of a historically stacked starting lineup to strut their stuff in an exhibition. On the downside, it also cracked open a conduit for the cranks to spew their usual bile. ...

Ask Becky Hammon about an NBA coaching gig again, I dare you

Becky Hammon to the NBA feels like a tired story, one that gets revived on occasions like International Women’s Day to remind sports fans that she’s more than capable of leading a basketball team in any league. However, I’m not going to do that because I want to highlight just how exhausting this na...

Portland Trail Blazers hired Chauncey Billups over Dawn Staley and Becky Hammon, who both won championships this year

Becky Hammon and Dawn Staley were literally right there. ...

Becky Hammon doesn’t need your pity interviews and neither do we

Back in the mid-2000s, long before she would eventually get the GM position she so desperately deserved, Kim Ng’s name used to pop up in every single GM search. “Oh, (insert MLB team name)? They’re interviewing this guy, that guy, this guy over here, and Kim Ng.”...

Portland’s next head coach should be Becky Hammon

The Portland Trail Blazers are looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Terry Stotts earlier this month, and they’re honing in on a few candidates. According to reports, three of the finalists for the position, who have all had two interviews, are Clippers assistant Chauncy Billups, long...