The Chicago Sky say they have hired Naismith Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon as their coach. The announcement Thursday comes two days after her agent confirmed she agreed to take the job. Weatherspoon says coaching a team 'in a city with so much history and culture is a dream come true.' The Sky won the 2021 WNBA championship.
FILE - New Orleans Pelicans player development coach Teresa Weatherspoon stands on the court before the team’s preseason NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. The Chicago Sky have an agreement in place with Weatherspoon to make her their next coach, according to her agent Richard Gray. He confirmed the news in a text message with The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Oct. 10, 2023.
The Sky will hire a general manager separately. Wade and then Vatanseyer worked as both coach and GM. But the team announced after the season it would separate the positions like every other team in the WNBA now has done.Nothing shy about Jackie Young’s all-around game for Aces
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