On the last day of an already rewarding year for women's sport, Becky Hammon became the first to lead the team in an NBA game.
It happened after the dismissal of Gregg Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, during the match won in Texas by the Los Angeles Lekers (107-121).
A match that also wrote another page in the history of North American basketball thanks to LeBron James, who reached 1000 consecutive games with 10 or more points scored.
In the end, 26 points for him, a gift he gave himself on his 36th birthday.
Thanks to the expulsion of Popovich in the second quarter, due to protests after a foul not assigned to the Spurs, deputy Hammon took the lead of the team. "Obviously it's a very important fact. A remarkable moment. I try not to think about the great significance of this moment because it is so overwhelming," said Hammon, who joined Spurs in 2014. The former WNBA star, first woman to joining the NBA coaching staff, he assured that he didn't know he would take the lead if Popovich was sent off, until he pointed her out and said, "It's your turn."
