She did so by becoming the first woman to act as a head coach during an n B a regular season game.

It happened when she had to fill in for Gregg Popovich after he was ejected in the first half of the Spurs, won, 21 107 Lost to the Lakers.

Here's Hammond on the night that will go down in pro sports history.

It's a big deal.

Um, it's It's a substantial moment.

Um, you know, I've been a part of this organization.

I got traded here in 2007, so I have a lot of time invested and they have a lot of time invested in me.

Honestly, in the moment I was just trying to win the game.

I I say this a lot, but I try not to think about the huge picture and the huge aspect of it, because it can get overwhelming, obviously, what she did as a player.

First of all, we all know that.

And so in her mind, I was able to transform transfer Thio over to our league, and she's been great ever since she got in is a You know, it's a beautiful thing just to hear barking out calls, barking out sets.

You know, she's very passionate about the game, so, you know.

Congrats, Thio.

Congrats for lead LeBron, one of the many congratulating Hammond, who has been waiting for this moment for a long time, as she mentioned.

She started with the Spurs back in 2014, becoming the first full time female assistant coach in N B A history.

She's coaches first, three different years in the summer league, winning the 2015 championship.

Other teams have taken notice, interviewing her for open head coaching jobs, notably the Bucks in 2018 and the Pacers earlier this year.

And yesterday she became the first woman to serve as head coach in an n B A game.

Matt Becky Hammon.

Not the only one making history in last night's first Lakers matchup.

They call him King James for a reason.

Yep, because the King himself, of course, celebrating his 36th birthday empire.

Until last night, LeBron had scored 10 points and 999 straight games.

He was looking to be the first person in NBA history to reach 1000 straight in the second quarter.

They were up by seven LeBron with nine points.

And there it is.

His 1002 games scoring at least 10 points now five seconds left in the half.

Lakers up five LeBron drives through three Spurs defenders.

He had 17 points in the first half, led by 10 at the break and just over two minutes left in the game.

Contagious Kabul Pope.

He grabs that, but does he find LeBron James known for the dunk?

LeBron finishing with 26 8 on his birthday, the Lakers with a 1 21 107 win here.

He's handing a young girl in the Stances bracelet.

Now.

The last time LeBron didn't score double digits was back in January 2007.

None of the players who played in that game are in the league anymore.

LeBron's 1000 game double digit streak is the longest in NBA history.

The next closest players are Hall of Famers Michael Jordan at 866 Kareem Abdul Jabbar at 7 87 Car Malone at 5 75.

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