Dawn Staley has become a force in women’s basketball — from her three gold medals as a player to her three national titles as South Carolina’s coach.

So it should come as no surprise that the Hall of Famer from North Philly would want to expand her legacy as a trailblazer and be a head coach in the NBA. However, Staley doesn’t think the league is ready to make such a historic hire — yet.

When the coach was asked about the possibility of an NBA team having a female head coach during SEC media day on Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala., she responded: “No, I don’t [believe it will happen in my lifetime]. And I hope I’m wrong.”

This summer, Staley interviewed for the New York Knicks’ top job before they hired Mike Brown. Staley, who said Tuesday that she took the interview because of personal conn

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