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NBA commissioner Adam Silver states the league is long past due for a female head coach … confessing he’d be “hugely disappointed” if it does not take place within the next 5 years.
The commish made his objectives understood in an interview with Bonnie Bernstein on the NCAA’s “College Sports Conversations – Title IX at 50” podcast today … confessing the Association requires to enhance at consisting of ladies in training functions.
“Progress isn’t happening as fast as I’d like to see,” Silver stated.
“In jobs that aren’t about how high you can jump, or how strong you are or how tall you are, things should be completely equal.”
Of course, ex-WNBA star Becky Hammon supposedly came close to being the very first female to lead an NBA bench — she talked to for the Milwaukee Bucks’ vacancy while working as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs.
She ultimately delegated take an HC gig with the Las Vegas Aces, where she won a WNBA title.
Silver explains the league has actually done much better with working with female referees … and anticipates the variety of female coaches to increase gradually, specifically now that there are 7 female assistants throughout the league.
Silver believes as more ladies continue to go up the ranks and get experience as assistants, they will quickly get their time to shine.
“I would be hugely disappointed if certainly in five years we haven’t seen our first female head coach in the NBA.”