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SPORTS Saturday 29 June 2019

AP source: Celtics

hire Kara Lawson

as assistant coach

By DOUG FEINBERG and O’s,” Smith said. ‘She’s
AP Basketball Writer done the 3-on-3, and she’s
Kara Lawson is the latest an analyst. She’s always
woman headed to the studying the game. For her
NBA to coach. it’s the way she approach-
Lawson was hired by the es the game. She’s a great
Boston Celtics as an assis- person and will connect
tant coach according to really well and work really
a person familiar with the hard.”
situation. The person spoke ESPN was the first to report
to The Associated Press on the deal.
Friday on condition of ano- Lawson becomes the lat-
nymity because the team est woman to serve as a
hasn’t publicly announced coach in the NBA, joining
the hire. San Antonio’s Becky Ham-
While Lawson hasn’t mon, Dallas’ Jenny Boucek
coached in college or the and Cleveland’s Lindsay
pros, she has served as an Gottlieb. In this March 16, 2019, file photo, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, right, argues a
adviser for USA Basketball’s “Kudos to the NBA and call with referee Steve Anderson (35) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the
3-on-3 teams over the past their teams,” Dallas Wings Portland Trail Blazers, in San Antonio.
few years. She’s also been coach Brian Agler said. Associated Press
for the NBA and college minds. Having coached NBA: Coaches likely to get 1
a commentator for ESPN “They are opening their
basketball as well as being some of these people, they challenge per game next season
a TV analyst for the Wash- really know the game.
ington Wizards over the The 38-year-old Lawson
past few seasons. played in the WNBA from By TIM REYNOLDS to be used and teams will 3-pointer without on-court
New York Liberty coach Ka- 2003-15 and won a title AP Basketball Writer not retain them even if suc- crews asking for it, as well
tie Smith has no doubt that with the Sacramento Mon- NBA coaches likely will be cessful. as the ability to review po-
Lawson will do a phenom- archs in 2005. Lawson also challenging one call per A team will have to call tential shot-clock violations.
enal job with the Celtics. helped the U.S. win the game next season. timeout and the coach A courtside administrator
“She’s a student of the gold medal at the 2008 Bei- The league told teams “must immediately signal would be added to the
game. Not only the X’s jing Olympics.q Friday that, pending ex- for a challenge by twirling crew at the scorer’s table
pected approval by the his/her index finger toward to communicate with the
Wie to take off rest of the board of governors on July the referees,” the memo replay center and then be
9, coaches may challenge said.
the liaison to announce
year, try to get healthy a personal foul charged A challenge must come any immediate scoring
to their team, a called immediately after the play changes.
out-of-bounds violation, a and challenges of out-of- For summer league only,
goaltending violation or a bounds calls, goaltending there will be a “transition
basket-interference viola- or basket interference will take foul” — one free throw
tion. No other call may be not be permitted in the last and retention of the ball
challenged. two minutes of the fourth when a defender commits
“We anticipate this rule will quarter or the last two min- a take foul against any of-
be in effect in the NBA next utes of overtime. fensive player during a
season as a one-year pilot “As with other replay re- transition scoring opportu-
program,” NBA Basketball views, in order to overturn nity but does not meet the
Operations President Byron the event as called on the criteria of a clear-path foul.
Spruell told teams in the floor, there must be clear And in Las Vegas, a new
memo, a copy of which and conclusive visual evi- high-tech element will
was obtained by The As- dence that the call was make its debut.
Michelle Wie waits to putt on the first green during the sociated Press. ESPN first incorrect,” the memo said. What the NBA calls a “con-
second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf reported the memo’s con- If the challenge is unsuc- nected basketball” will
tournament, Friday, June 21, 2019, in Chaska, Minn. tents. cessful, the team will lose its sometimes be in use for
Associated Press The NBA already has a timeout. those games. The NBA said
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Michelle Wie says she’ll take a break call-challenge program If the challenge is upheld, it has been working with
for the rest of the year to try to get healthy. in place in the G League no timeout will be charged. Spalding and other ven-
Wie had surgery on her right hand in October and tried to and tinkered with it during Also likely coming to the dors to develop a basket-
return in February, completing one tournament. She sat summer league last year. It league: Instant replay can ball with a tracking chip in-
out a month and returned to the LPGA Tour’s first major will be used during all three be triggered by officials in side, and prototypes will be
and to her hometown event in Hawaii, both times missing summer leagues this season the review center in Secau- tried out during the Vegas
the cut. After withdrawing from the U.S. Women’s Open, — the four-team league in cus, New Jersey, without league.
the 29-year-old Wie played in the Women’s PGA Cham- Sacramento and Salt Lake the involvement of the on- Some companies have
pionship at Hazeltine National and shot rounds of 84-82. City that open Monday, court crew. been in the smart-ball
In an Instagram post Friday, Wie says, “After doing every- and the one in Las Vegas The league said it wants to game for a few years, of-
thing I could to play this year, I have made the decision that opens July 5. give the replay center the fering users the chance to
to take the rest of the year off from competitive golf.” She Unlike the NFL version of a authority to review whether use apps to track their ac-
says that will be her best chance to “finally get healthy.”q challenge, there’s no flag a shot was a 2-pointer or curacy and other data.q