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Fertitta's bid is expected to include Houston Comets' branding, a source told Chron, a delightful detail for many in the Bayou City. The Comets dominated the early years of the WNBA, as Houston captured the league's first four titles from 1997-01. Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson and Co. led the WNBA with more than 11,000 fans per game at the Compaq Center in those seasons, though subsequent years brought significant dips in attendance. Former Rockets owner Leslie Alexander sold the Comets to furniture salesman Hilton Koch in 2007, who looked to sell the team a year later.
The Blazers' front office includes: Hall of Famer and former WNBA all-time leading scorer Tina Thompson, a four-time champion with the Houston Comets, was hired by Portland as a scout last fall. Two-time WNBA All-Star and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Asjha Jones has served as the Blazers' director of basketball strategy since April 2021. Sheri Sam, a 10-year WNBA veteran, was hired by Portland as a scouting manager in March 2022. Washington Mystics guard Evina Westbrook has been working as an intern for the Blazers since October.
Weatherspoon will be one of five Hall of Famers on stage with Cash when she is presented on Saturday, along with Auriemma, Isiah Thomas, Tamika Catchings and Tina Thompson. And as she watches her friend continue to grow in the latest stage of her basketball career, Weatherspoon knows "greater things are ahead." Cash is now setting her sights on making history as the first woman to lead an NBA front office. "That would be the goal," Cash says.
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Tim Hardaway, presented by Isiah Thomas (’00), Mitch Richmond (‘14), Chris Mullin (‘11), Yolanda Griffith (‘21), Nate Archibald (‘91) Manu Ginobili, presented by Tim Duncan (’20) Lindsay Whalen, presented by Dawn Staley (‘13), Charles Barkley (’06) Swin Cash, presented by Tamika Catchings (‘20), Teresa Weatherspoon (‘19), Tina Thompson (‘18), Isiah Thomas (’00), Geno Auriemma (‘06) Bob Huggins, presented by Jerry West (‘80), Rod Thorn (‘18) George Karl, presented by Roy Williams (‘07), Gary Payton (‘13), Bobby Jones (‘19)
Joining Yardley in the current class are Rick Adelman, Gilbert Arenas, Joe Caldwell, Baron Davis, Nancy Dunkle, Gail Goodrich, Dennis Johnson, Steve Kerr, Raymond Lewis, David Meyers, Reggie Miller, Harold Miner, Anita Ortega, Byron Scott, Linda K. Sharp, Reggie Theus, Tina Thompson, Sidney Wicks and John Williams.
Scott Agness: James Posey, who played his final season in the NBA with the Pacers (2010-11), has been hired by Tina Thompson as an assistant coach for the University of Virginia women’s basketball team. Fun fact: Pacers used their amnesty clause on him.
Yahoo Sports NBA: The newest members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Grant Hill, Ray Allen, Maurice Cheeks, Tina Thompson, Charles Driesell, Charlie Scott, Rick Welts, Rod Thorn, Dino Radja, Katie Smith, Ora Mae Washington
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Mark Berman: Former Houston Comets star Tina Thompson elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Thompson in a statement from @TexasWBB: "I'm so overwhelmed by the honor of being selected into the Basketball Hall of Fame (@Hoophall)."
Liz Mullen: WNBA: Diana Taurasi has become the leading scorer in WNBA history, surpassing Tina Thompson’s record of 7,488 points.
The Utah Jazz won’t be participating in the playoffs this year, so the NBA asked Gordon Hayward to do it a favor. Because the Jazz shooting guard had nothing better to do at the end of the month, Hayward happily accepted the invitation to help run a clinic for youth basketball players in the Philippines. Hayward and former WNBA great Tina Thompson will coach young hopefuls trying to become Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA All-Stars during the Philippines 2014 national training camp.
And the charity games keep on rolling in as we wait for lockout negotiations to start up again. Baron Davis and Tina Thompson will be hosting one in Los Angeles this Sunday at Southwest College benefitting the Kids in LA Sports Foundation. On the list to play are some guys with Los Angeles ties — Paul Pierce, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, DeMar DeRozan, Nick Young, Darren Collison, Arron Afflalo and the Collins brothers Jarron and Jason.
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