South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley revealed that she had a formal interview for the New York Knicks' head coaching vacancy and would've accepted the job if offered, which would've made her the first full-time female head coach in NBA history.

"I would have had to do it. Not just for me. For women. To break [that door] open," Staley said on the Post Moves podcast with WNBA star Aliyah Boston and WNBA legend Candace Parker . "I would have had to. It's the New York Knicks. I'm from Philly. But it's the freaking New York Knicks."

The Knicks, instead, hired Mike Brown who enters with a 454-304 career head coaching record during stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-2010, 2013-2014), Los Angeles Lakers (2011-2012) and Sacramento Kings (2022-2024). Staley,

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