We hardly got to know you, Kara Lawson!
The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn reports that the Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson has cleared all of her preliminary interviews with and is expected to become the next head coach of the Duke Women’s Basketball program.
Lawson joined the Celtics in the summer of 2019 as the first female assistant coach in the franchise’s seven-decade history, and had worked as an analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards after her storied playing career in the WNBA.
A product of the University of Tennessee, the Celtics assistant played professionally for the Sacramento Monarchs, Connecticut Sun, and Washington Mystics between 2003 and 2015.
Lawson’s candidacy for the position was supported by Boston Governor Steve Pagliuca according to the Globe’s Andrew Mahoney, and her departure will leave a void in the organization as the assistant was a popular and important part of the Celtics organization.
