Dawn Staley says NBA 'not ready' for female head coach, doubts it will happen in her lifetime

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Dawn Staley's resume speaks for itself. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer. She has also coached the South Carolina women's basketball team to three NCAA Division I national championships.

Staley was one of the candidates who drew interest from the New York Knicks after Tom Thibodeau was relieved of his head coaching duties in early June. The Knicks ultimately decided to hire Mike Brown. 

This week, Staley reflected on her interview experience and raised questions about the NBA's readiness to welcome a full-time female head coach.

Staley’s argument centered on her belief that a franchise may not be willing to contend with the inevitable scrutiny of a team’s performance under a female coach.

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Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks looks on against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. (Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

"If I’m the Knicks coach and you have a five-game losing streak, it’s not going to be about the losing streak, it’s going to be about being a female coach," Staley told reporters on Tuesday.

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"So you, as an organization and a franchise, you have to be prepared for that and strong enough to endure those types of instances when you’re going to hire a female coach.

"If there are NBA franchises that are interested in hiring a female… you’ve got to be ready to take on that and all the things that it