So, the other day, I started digging into this whole Becky Hammon and Brenda Milano thing. You know, Becky Hammon, the basketball coach? Turns out, her partner is this lady named Brenda Milano, and they’ve been together since like 2015. Pretty cool, right?
I found out that Brenda is a former basketball player and now a coach herself. They’re both super into basketball, which makes sense. I stumbled upon some stuff about how they’ve been a big deal for women’s basketball. They’re living in Las Vegas with a couple of adopted kids, Cayden and Samuel. It got me thinking, these two are really making moves.
- Dived deeper into Becky’s story.
- She tore her ACL back in 2013 when she was with the San Antonio Stars.
- That’s when she decided she wanted to get into coaching.
She asked her coach then, Dan Hughes, to connect her with Gregg Popovich of the Spurs. And guess what? She actually became the first woman to be an NBA Head Coach for a bit when Popovich got ejected from a game. How wild is that?
More Research
I spent a good chunk of time reading articles and watching some interviews. I was trying to piece together their whole story. It’s not every day you see two women so involved in the sport at that level. I kept digging, looking for more details about their lives and how they support each other. They are 47 years old now. It’s all pretty inspiring, to be honest. This whole thing just showed me how much they’ve contributed to the sport and how they’re kind of trailblazers for women in basketball.
