OT Becky Hammon Suspended

[Haakzilla]

...maybe there was more truth to the Spurs insider who gave some interesting insight Nevertheless, seems like the Blazers really dodged a bullet! Wonder if the Soccer Mom Karen's will be shaking with outrage by her conduct?

WNBA rescinds Aces' 2025 1st-round pick, suspends Becky Hammon

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/i...ces-2025-1st-round-pick-suspends-becky-hammon

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Didn't she just coach them to the championship?

 

[PCmor7]

I think this dictates the NBA vacate the Spurs' lottery pick for this year, too.

 

[Haakzilla]

Didn't she just coach them to the championship?

...but I thought the motto was/is character over success?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

...but I thought the motto was/is character over success?

I was just talking about sacrificing some children to the basketball gods in a different thread. I think most of us have moved on to give us a damn championship no matter the price.

 

[Chris Craig]

What exactly did she do? She said bad things about a pregnant player?

 

[PCmor7]

I was just talking about sacrificing some children to the basketball gods in a different thread. I think most of us have moved on to give us a damn championship no matter the price.

Only SOME children? What kind of loyalty to the Blazers do you have?

 

[Phatguysrule]

What exactly did she do? She said bad things about a pregnant player?

This is why all athletes should be gay

 

[Mr. Robot]

lock her ass up

 

[Bingo Bango]

Crap reporting. The article never says what the two offenses were.

 

[crandc]

None of the Blazers are likely to be pregnant.

 

[PCmor7]

The Spurs letting Becky Hammon loose on the world and then being gifted Wembanyama is an outrage.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

What exactly did she do? She said bad things about a pregnant player?

My inferrence--all that I can do based on the lack of information provided--is that Hammon basically told a pregnant player that her maternal status would impact her contract negotiation, and that player got mad about it... and then started whining after she got traded.

 

[Chris Craig]

My inferrence--all that I can do based on the lack of information provided--is that Hammon basically told a pregnant player that her maternal status would impact her contract negotiation, and that player got mad about it... and then started whining after she got traded.

I see.

 

[crandc]

If the player could reasonably claim pregnancy discrimination she has a point. Bad move if true. Hardly disqualifies Hammon as a coach.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

If the player could reasonably claim pregnancy discrimination she has a point. Bad move if true. Hardly disqualifies Hammon as a coach.

What would disqualify her as a coach?

I cant think of any supervisor being found by their organization to have discriminated employees they supervised and then not get fired in the business world.

 

[Shaboid]

When my mother was pregnant with me and working at Toys r' Us, the manager once told her "If you are unable to work because of your pregnancy, it may be time to find a new job" or something along those lines. I wish she would have sued, that could have paid for my college or something.

This doesn't make Hammon a bad coach, just kind of a piece of shit..

 

[PDXFonz]

When my mother was pregnant with me and working at Toys r' Us, the manager once told her "If you are unable to work because of your pregnancy, it may be time to find a new job" or something along those lines. I wish she would have sued, that could have paid for my college or something.

This doesn't make Hammon a bad coach, just kind of a piece of shit..

And look where they ended up

 

[crandc]

We don't know what happened - funny, those who are so ready to give a man benefit of the doubt are convinced she did wrong.
If it was pregnancy discrimination that is probably illegal. Don't know if it was or if she just acted jerky.
Neither does anyone else.
My beef was those who immediately said Blazers dodged a bullet by not hiring her. Like the team did so great with the person they did hire.

 

[Hoopguru]

My inferrence--all that I can do based on the lack of information provided--is that Hammon basically told a pregnant player that her maternal status would impact her contract negotiation, and that player got mad about it... and then started whining after she got traded.

If thats what she inferred, she shouldn't have been suspended imo. Nothing wrong to let a pregnant player know that it could impact her contract negotiations. She was speaking the truth.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

We don't know what happened - funny, those who are so ready to give a man benefit of the doubt are convinced she did wrong.
If it was pregnancy discrimination that is probably illegal. Don't know if it was or if she just acted jerky.
Neither does anyone else.
My beef was those who immediately said Blazers dodged a bullet by not hiring her. Like the team did so great with the person they did hire.

Funny that those who are so ready to give a woman the benefit of the doubt are convinced she did no wrong.

We do know the league found she did something wrong, hence the suspension and forfeit of draft pick.

My beef is with those who celebrate her because she's a women. My beef is also with those who discount her and say she shouldn't be hired because she is a women. The best candidate that can succeed at the job should be hired regardless of race, sex, etc.

 

[Phatguysrule]

None of the Blazers are likely to be pregnant.