Decorated women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley revealed the Knicks emphasized “inclusiveness with management and coaches” during their search for a new head coach — but also suggested the organization may not have fully considered the potential fallout of hiring the NBA’s first female head coach when they interviewed her for the role.

“I felt the energy change after [I asked them] that,” the South Carolina Gamecocks head coach said. “So I shot myself in the foot [interviewing for the job].”

Staley — a six-time WNBA All-Star and three-time NCAA champion — appeared on the Post Moves podcast with WNBA legend Candace Parker and star Aliyah Boston, where she underscored her desire to break the barrier as the first woman to become a full-time NBA head coach.

She was among the candidates

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