Last season, Hammon attended Spurs practices, film sessions and sat behind the bench at home game after suffering a torn ACL that kept her from playing. She's been friends with Tony Parker and Tim ...

Becky Hammon coaches the San Antonio Spurs against the Phoenix Suns in an NBA summer league championship basketball game Monday, July 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs hired WNBA star Becky Hammon as an assistant coach. Hammon plans to retire from the San Antonio Stars after this season. She joins South Carolina assistant Lisa Boyer ...

In Sunday's win against the Seattle Storm, Alyssa Thomas put more distance between her and second place on the all-time triple-doubles list with a 19-point, 10 ...

Assistant coach Becky Hammon keeps an eye on the action on the floor during the Spurs' Silver and Black open scrimmage at the AT&T Center on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich opened up about assistant coach Becky Hammon's leadership in the team's Las Vegas Summer League title, expressing his respect for Hammon in an interview with KNBR.

-- quicklist:1title: Becky Hammon Hired as Spurs Assistant Coachtext: Becky Hammon was hired by the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach Tuesday, making her the first full-time, paid female ...

Becky Hammon made news last week when the Spurs hired her as the N.B.A.’s first full-time female assistant coach, but in swimming, it is common for male athletes to be coached by women.

Cameras in the San Antonio Spurs’ locker room captured Becky Hammon giving a celebratory speech as a scene prime to trigger the end credits of an inspirational movie unfolded. “Good job.

In this July 14, 2015, file photo, Becky Hammon, center, coaches for the San Antonio Spurs' during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game against Portland Trail Blazers in Las Vegas.

— -- NEW YORK -- Becky Hammon is having a pretty good week. The San Antonio Spurs assistant coach was honored by the WNBA as one of its 20 greatest players Tuesday and will have her jersey ...

Becky Hammon made news last week when the Spurs hired her as the N.B.A.’s first full-time female assistant coach, but in swimming, it is common for male athletes to be coached by women.