The Boston Celtics have been known to break diversity barriers throughout much of their seven-decade history, drafting the first Black player to play in the NBA, starting the first all-Black starting five in league history, even hiring the first Black head coach in the history of the Association.
They could make history yet again by hiring the first female head coach with names like San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon and former Celtics assistant and current Duke women’s basketball head coach Kara Lawson frequently being floated as potential successors to Brad Stevens. The hosts of CLNS Media’s “A-List” podcast dig into his question in their most recent episode.
A. Sherrod Blakeley even draws some connections between some of the narratives he’s heard regarding Lawson’s readiness in particular and a history of discrimination going back well before the present.
Watch the video embedded above to hear what he has to say about that line of thinking.
It seems a consensus is growing among the wider Celtics community that it’s time to take female candidates for the job of head coach seriously.
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