Hammon Sharpens Heat on Jalen Brunson: Prove Me Wrong

Recently, the Aces’ coach Becky Hammon walked into a press room on a sunny Wednesday, her jaw set. “If someone thinks I’m wrong, let him prove it,” she declared. The words hung in the air as the room made sense of her bold claim: Jalen Brunson, the Knicks’ point guard, could haul his squad home with a championship. But she didn't offer a demo reel; she offered a dare.

Hammon’s reputation as a sharp-witted strategist comes from her NBA stint, but it also includes a decade of coaching in the WNBA. She knows the grind of turning talent into trophies. When she said Brunson has the clout to lead a title run, she wasn't throwing a layup. She was challenging the narrative that success is a sum of stars.