There has never been a female coach leading a team in NBA history. However, Lindsey Harding will likely open a new chapter in this tournament.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Lindsey Harding is one of the candidates interviewed for the hot seat at the Charlotte Hornets. This team is in the process of looking for a new coach, because Steve Clifford resigned after the 2023/24 NBA season ends.
Before Lindsey Harding, the NBA had two female coaches, Becky Hammon and Dawn Staley, apply for jobs in the summer of 2021. However, both were unable to convince NBA teams at that time.
In this article, The Sporting News will provide information about Lindsey Harding, who may change the history of the NBA arena.
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Who is Lindsey Harding?
Lindsey Harding is an American female coach, born in 1984 and currently taking on the role of captain of the Stockton Kings, the G-League team affiliated with the Sacramento Kings. She will also take on the role of coach of the Mexican women’s team from 2022.
Before that, Lindsey Harding was a player playing in the WNBA. She won the title of Best Rookie in 2007, averaging 9.8 points and 4 assists in 270 matches throughout her career.
Since ending his playing career in the WNBA in 2016, Lindsey Harding has made rapid progress in his coaching role. In her first season taking over the Stockton Kings, she helped the team have a record of 24 wins – 10 losses and the title of Best Coach of April, becoming the first female captain to win this title in G-League history. .
However, the road for Lindsey Harding to become coach of the Charlotte Hornets is still very difficult. She will have to overcome other strong candidates such as Jordi Fernandez, Charles Lee, Kevin Young and David Adelman.
Lindsey Harding’s achievements and coaching career
After retiring in 2016, Lindsey Harding took on the role of scout and skills coach of the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2018/19 season. After that, she took on the role of assistant player development coach for the Sacramento Kings, before officially being appointed to the captain’s chair of the Stockton Kings in the G-League at the beginning of the 2023/24 season.
On the national team, she also had a short stint coaching the South Sudan women’s team in 2021. However, she quickly left that role, before officially being appointed head coach of the team. Mexican women from 2022 and are still doing well in their role.
The successes of the Stockton Kings in the G-League and the Mexican women’s team have helped Lindsey Harding affirm her talent in the eyes of experts. If appointed to the position of head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, she will open a new history in the NBA arena.
