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Dawn Staley was ready to be the head coach of the New York Knicks. In an interview with Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston on their “Post Moves” podcast, the South Carolina women’s basketball head coach confirmed she had a formal interview for the Knicks’ head coach vacancy earlier this summer and was interested in the position. “If the Knicks would have offered me the job, I would have had to do it,” Staley said. “It’s not just for me, it’s for women, for … to break open that. It’s the New York Knicks, and I’m from Philly, but it’s the freakin’ New York Knicks.”

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League sources told The Athletic that while Staley impressed during her conversation with team president Leon Rose and other members of the Knicks’ front office, she was not considered a finalist to fill the vacancy left when the team fired head coach Tom Thibodeau following the franchise’s first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years.

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“Would I take any NBA job? No,” Staley said. “I will say this: The NBA has to be ready for a female head coach. You can’t just interview somebody and say, ‘We’re going to hire her.’ I probably lost the job by asking this question.”

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Ian Begley: The Knicks’ deal with Mike Brown is for four years and $40M in total, per league sources familiar with the matter. The Knicks chose Brown as their new head coach earlier this week after a roughly four-week search. Taylor Jenkins, James Borrego, Micah Nori and Dawn Staley were also formally interviewed during the search.

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During this process to hire a new head coach, the Knicks also reached out to South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, league sources told The Athletic. And while she impressed in that conversation, she is currently not considered a finalist for the position, league sources said.

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During this process, the Knicks also reached out to South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, league sources told The Athletic. And while she impressed in that conversation, she is currently not considered a finalist for the position, league sources said.

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Talia Goodman: NEWS: South Carolina athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed to @On3sports that the New York Knicks did reach out to Dawn Staley about the opening. “If I were them, I would have called her, too,” Donati told @On3sports.

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In an exceptional evening, FIBA honoured several iconic figures who have left an indelible mark on the sport’s history. Among the inductees were: Pau Gasol (Spain) – Two-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and Spain’s all-time leading scorer in EuroBasket. Mike Krzyzewski (USA) – Legendary coach known as “Coach K,” who led Team USA to three Olympic gold medals and Duke University to five NCAA titles.] Ticha Penicheiro (Portugal) – WNBA’s all-time assists leader and one of the greatest playmakers in women’s basketball. Andrew Bogut (Australia) – NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors and three-time Olympian. Dawn Staley (USA) – Three-time Olympic gold medallist and flag-bearer for Team USA at Athens 2004. Alphonse Bilé (Côte d’Ivoire) – West African basketball icon and 1981 FIBA AfroBasket champion. Ratko Radovanović (formerly Yugoslavia) – Olympic gold medallist (Moscow 1980) and 1978 FIBA World Cup winner. Leonor Borrell (Cuba) – Four-time World Cup participant and 1986 tournament top scorer.

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Spanish legend Pau Gasol, multi-time champion Dawn Staley of the USA and venerable coach Mike Krzyzewski headline the nine inductees to the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Every member of the Class of 2025 will be honored at an enshrinement ceremony on May 17 that will take place alongside the FIBA Mid-Term Congress in Bahrain.

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Nets Daily: Barclays Center celebrity row Sunday: NBA’s Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Devin Booker, Thompson twins, Derrick Lively II; Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, UConn’s Azzi Fudd & Paige Bueckers, gymnast Jordan Chiles, boxer Claressa Shields, TV host Tamron Hall and owners Joe & Clara Tsai!

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They compiled video highlights of Maxey’s Sixers career, along with data about jersey sales and community endeavors. They mocked up sketches and physical renderings on how the physical and digital aspects could all be assembled cohesively. They kept adding to the collection in real time, after Maxey won the NBA’s Most Improved Player and Sportsmanship awards, and went on a wild scoring flurry at Madison Square Garden in Game 5 of the Sixers’ playoff series against the New York Knicks. They even created a nine-foot hologram. And when they asked prominent connections, such as Dawn Staley and John Calipari, to record messages for Maxey, “they ran towards it to be a part of it,” Beebe said. “This speaks a lot to the entire backing that this community and this city has for Tyrese.”

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Tim Reynolds: LeBron James selected as Team USA's male flagbearer for Friday's Paris Olympics opening ceremony. James is the third U.S. basketball player to get the honor, joining Dawn Staley (2004) and Sue Bird (2021). pic.twitter.com/7wzX3EV3Z4

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Tim Reynolds: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says "everyone has taken notice of Caitlin Clark" while also lauding Dawn Staley's undefeated NCAA champions - noting, of course, Dawn is a former WNBA star. "Watching great competition, young people are then inspired to play this game," he said.

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ClutchPoints: "I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport. She carried a heavy load for our sport... You are one of the GOATs of our games and we appreciate you. Dawn Staley giving the Iowa Hawkeyes star her flowers 💐 pic.twitter.com/IKdD3SBQEH

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