The Dream announced the hiring of Karleen Thompson as assistant coach on Tuesday.

Thompson previously worked as an assistant to new Atlanta coach Michael Thompson at Los Angeles from 2002-04.

Thompson spent the past three years as an assistant at Clemson. Her experience in the WNBA also includes being head coach and general manager of Houston in 2007 and ‘08.

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