Becky Hammon is an assistant coach with the Spurs, and is now drawing interest to become a head coach. (AP Photo/Bahram Mark Sobhani)San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon will interview for the Milwaukee Bucks head coaching job, making her the first woman to interview for a top NBA bench job, The Washington Post has confirmed. Hammon, 41, has spent the past four seasons working as an assistant under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio. Four of Popovich’s assistants – Hammon, James Borrego, Ettore Messina and Ime Udoka – have garnered interview requests for various head coaching openings. San Antonio has long been regarded as an incubator for coaching talent under Popovich, and all four are regarded as head coaching candidates.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2018 01:22 UTC