sacramento name lieberman assistant coach
los angeles The Sacramento Kings have become the latest NBA team to hire a woman as an assistant coach, appointing Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman to work alongside head coach George Karl, it was confirmed on Friday
Lieberman will be only the second female assistant coach with an NBA team following the appointment of Becky Hammon at the San Antonio Spurs last year
The 57-year-old said on Twitter late Thursday evening that she was honoured to be a Sacramento King ahead of a formal announcement expected next week
Definitely i'm going to offer her a job King vice president Vlade Divac was quoted as saying by The sacramento bee.
George and i talked about bringing her back after she helped us at summer league She was terrific. She brings a different dimension. I think it's a nice opportunity for her