Spurs say goodbye to Becky Hammon

On the Spurs bench to surround Gregg Popovich, only men. Tonight in New Orleans, the Spurs coach had to do without his assistant, Becky Hammon. This one was unavailable for this “play-in” round which turned out to be the last game of the season for the Spurs.

And thus the last opportunity to see the new coach of the Las Vegas Aces (WNBA) working for the Texans. ” She had to go. They had the draft on Monday and training camp is going to start. She has to get ready. It’s not a good thing for us,” Gregg Popovich lamented before the game.

The 45-year-old technician and former player thus ends in San Antonio after a long stint at the side of the historic coach of the franchise, started in 2014.

” She’s been very, how do I put this… great. I’ve just gotten used to what she does. She’s so talented and so passionate and the guys really respect her. So it’s a loss not having her around. I was able to feed off of her, listen to her ideas, feel her competitive spirit. There is so much I could say about her. I just wish her well and wish she was here. “