"Guys Will Be Trying To F— Her Every Day" - Veteran Basketball Coach On Why Players Can't Handle A Hot Woman As Their Head Coach

• Woman head coach gets pushback from NBA executive.

• The NBA deemed "incredibly sexist environment"

• Internal NBA discourse around women described as "disturbing" by expert

The NBA is obviously a male-dominated league, but women do hold prominent roles across the organization as assistant coaches, referees, and even front-office executives. When it comes to the head coaching position, however, women have yet to break through in that area and there's a good reason why.

"You can’t have a hot woman [coaching] in the NBA," said a veteran NBA coach, via Dan Feldman. "Guys will be trying to f— her every day. By and large the NBA is an incredibly sexist environment. I listen to players talk about women. I have a daughter and it’s sometimes disturbing. But it’s nothing new. It hasn’t gotten worse over the years. In our society there are men uncomfortable working under women and a handful of our players would have a problem with it.”

The NBA has taken a progressive stance in the past when it comes to gender equality, but it's not always so easy to put it into practice. In the NBA's 77-year history, no woman has ever been hired as a head coach and there have only been a few women who were seriously considered for the role.

Today, while many players have voiced their support for a female head coach in the locker room, nobody actually knows how it would impact the performance of a team. Would she be a distraction for the guys? It's certainly possible, especially if players feel some kind of attraction towards her. Even if not, would she be given the same respect from the players as a man would? With no NBA experience, some professional players might not put much importance on what a female coach has to say. With so many uncertainties, no teams have been willing to take on the risk of hiring a woman coach but that doesn't mean it will never happen.

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Adam Silver Reveals Potential Timetable For First Woman Coach

Interestingly enough, the NBA believes it's only a matter of time before history is made and he could be right. Over the years, we've seen the NBA change a lot and it's a fact that the idea of a woman head coach is more widely accepted now than it's ever been before. League commissioner Adam Silver thinks he knows which way things are trending. "In jobs that aren't about how high you can jump, how strong you are, or how tall you are, things should be completely equal," Silver said, via CBS Sports. "I think you are going to see that over time in the coaching ranks."

As the NBA keeps evolving, and feelings begin to change about women in head coaching roles, we will likely hear more and more chatter about potential candidates, but there's one name that sticks out above the rest as the most likely to break new ground.

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Who Will Be The First?

While it's impossible to say with certainty who will be the first woman to take over an NBA locker room, former Spurs assistant Becky Hammon is undoubtedly the most qualified. She spent years learning under the legendary Gregg Popovich and even coached a regular season game for the Spurs in place of her mentor.

"It's a beautiful thing just to hear her barking out calls, barking out sets,” LeBron James told the media after Hammon's first coached NBA game.  “She's very passionate about the game. Congrats to her and congrats for our league."

Hammon stepped away from the NBA scene after taking a head coaching role for the Las Vegas Aces but her success with that team is only confirming her capabilities in the field. If she can just maintain this pace, it won't be long before she finally earns her own spot in the NBA.

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