Her Playbook | Nancy Lieberman

Nancy Lieberman – NY Playground legend, Basketball Hall of Famer, Olympian, and basketball pioneer – joins Madelyn Burke on this episode of the “Her Playbook” podcast to discuss her storied basketball career, becoming the first woman to coach a professional men’s basketball team, and how she got her nickname, “Lady Magic”.

00:00 – “Lady Magic” and Rucker Park
3:00 – Early Influences – Muhammad Ali
9:49 – Creation of the WNBA
13:36 – Coaching men’s professional basketball
17:41 – Message for young women today

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