While social media was buzzing and rooting for her to become the first female head coach in NBA history, Becky Hammon always knew where she stood in the Portland Trail Blazers’ search.
And it wasn’t the role of favorite — something which became clear when the Trail Blazers hired Los Angeles Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups.
“I knew I was second; I knew who they wanted,” Hammon told CNBC of the search. “And I’m OK with that, because every race I’ve gotten into my entire life, I’ve been behind, and I’m OK with that. And that’s just how it is — but at the same time, I’m not ignorant to what I’m going up against.”
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