Editing Nancy Lieberman (section)

==Coaching career==
===WNBA===
In 1998, Lieberman was hired as [[general manager]] and [[head coach]] of the Detroit Shock. She coached for three seasons, leading the team to a winning record (17–13) in their [[1998 Detroit Shock season|inaugural season]]. After being fired after the [[2000 Detroit Shock season|2000 season]], Lieberman worked as a women's basketball [[Sports journalism|analyst]] for [[ESPN]].

===NBA G League===
In November 2009, Lieberman became the coach of the [[Texas Legends]] in the NBA Development League (now [[NBA G League]]), an affiliate of the [[Dallas Mavericks]], thus becoming the first woman to coach a professional men's basketball team. The team began play in November 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4627134 |title=Nancy Lieberman breaks another gender barrier as D-League coach for Dallas franchise<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 5, 2009 |access-date=November 5, 2009}}</ref> She later moved to a [[front office]] position with the Legends before joining [[Fox Sports Oklahoma]] as an analyst for the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] studio show, ''[[Thunder Live]]''.

===NBA===
In July 2015, she was hired by the [[Sacramento Kings]] as an assistant coach, becoming the second female assistant coach in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-coaching-staff |title=Kings Announce Coaching Staff |work=NBA.com |date=July 31, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref> She took two leaves of absence to care for her ailing mother before leaving the Kings in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/sports/basketball/nancy-lieberman-big3-league.html |title=Nancy Lieberman's Return to Coaching Will Come in the Big3 |work=The New York Times |date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> After the Kings, she became a broadcaster with the [[New Orleans Pelicans]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/nancy-lieberman-hired-power-head-coach-big3/story?id=53905841 |title=Nancy Lieberman hired as Power head coach in BIG3 |work=ABC News |date=March 21, 2018 |access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref>

===BIG3===
On March 21, 2018, it was announced that Lieberman was hired as a head coach of [[Power (basketball)|Power]] in the [[BIG3]] league, replacing [[Clyde Drexler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22852761/nancy-lieberman-hired-replace-clyde-drexler-power-head-coach-big3|title=Nancy Lieberman hired as Power head coach in BIG3|date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> In her first season as head coach, she led her team to the [[2018 Big3 season|2018]] Championship, defeating [[3's Company]] to become the first ever female coach in the [[BIG3]] to win a championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2018-big3-basketball-championship-power-wins-title-after-altercation-corey-maggette-named-mvp/|title=2018 BIG3 basketball championship: Power wins title after altercation; Corey Maggette named MVP|website=CBSSports.com|date=August 24, 2018 }}</ref>