SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Becky Hammon’s historic new career will have to wait. Her teammates with the San Antonio Stars are not ready to let their beloved teammate exit the WNBA just yet.
Jia Perkins scored 23 points and San Antonio extended Hammon’s playing career with a 92-76 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.
Hammon is retiring at the end of the season following a 16-year career in the WNBA after she went undrafted out of Colorado State. She will join the San Antonio Spurs and become the first full-time female assistant coach in the NBA, but her new gig will have to wait at least a week longer.
“It felt good to be out there standing a winner after we won tonight, I can tell you that,” Hammon said. “It would not have been as enjoyable had we not won. So that was the first thing, getting in the playoffs was a great feeling.”
Mirroring Hammon’s career, the Stars overcame a lot this season to earn their seventh playoff berth in eight years.