Kings hire Nancy Lieberman as assistant coach

The Sacramento Kings have added Hall of Fame basketball player Nancy Lieberman to George Karl’s coaching staff, Cowbell Kingdom has confirmed. Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin first reported news of a move.

Lieberman’s hire makes her only the second female assistant coach in NBA history, following Becky Hammon in August 2014. The 57-year-old Lieberman became the first woman to head coach a men’s pro basketball team when she took over the D-League’s Texas Legends in November 2009.

In addition to leading the Legends, the Hall of Fame point guard coached the WNBA’s Detroit Shock. She has experience as a general manager with both the Legends and Shock and has worked as a color analyst for ESPN and…