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Article: Sports in 60 seconds.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Lieberman breaks barrier:
The first woman to play pro basketball with guys is also the first hired to coach them.
Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman was introduced Thursday as the head coach of the Dallas MavericksAE affiliate in the NBA Development League, which will tip off next November.
The D-League team is partially owned by Donnie Nelson, the MavericksAE president of basketball operations. Hiring Lieberman was his idea, and heAEs confident young men wonAEt have a problem taking orders from a woman u at least, not this woman.
"SheAEs got the skins, the experience u she knows what sheAEs doing u so I certainly hope that weAEre well ...