NBA Misses Talent: The Case of Natalie Nakase
A seasoned Clippers aide's bid for a head coaching role highlights the league's reluctance to break with tradition.
Natalie Nakase spent a decade with the Los Angeles Clippers and has long harbored ambitions to become an NBA head coach.
Critics point to the league’s own words: “The NBA messed up. It let Natalie Nakase slip through its fingers.”
It’s worth noting that a woman has never been the head coach of an NBA team, and as another league insider put it, “But the NBA wasn’t ready. Will it ever be?”
Original reporting
New York Post
NBA blew it by letting Natalie Nakase slip away — and she just proved it
The NBA messed up. It let Natalie Nakase slip through its fingers. She spent 10 years working for the Clippers. She wanted to be a head coach in the NBA. But the NBA wasn’t ready. Will it ever be? A woman has never been at the helm of an NBA team. The league has watched...
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Natalie Nakase spent 10 years working for the Los Angeles Clippers.
- Natalie Nakase wanted to be a head coach in the NBA.
- The NBA messed up. It let Natalie Nakase slip through its fingers.
- A woman has never been the head coach of an NBA team.
- But the NBA wasn’t ready. Will it ever be?
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