South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley revealed that she would have accepted the Knicks' coaching role if they had offered, calling it a barrier-breaking opportunity for women.
South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley revealed that if the New York Knicks had offered her their head coaching job, she would have accepted it. Staley formally interviewed with the franchise for the position, later explaining on the Post Moves podcast with Aliyah Boston and Candace Parker that the opportunity to coach at the next level would have been too significant to pass up.