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The basketball player Dearica Hamby sued the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces on Monday, accusing the league and the team of discrimination when she became pregnant..
The Los Angeles Sparks player filed the lawsuit in a federal court in Nevada, USA.
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Hamby, who won bronze with the United States in 3-on-3 basketball at the Paris 2024 Games, began her WNBA career in 2015 with the San Antonio Stars, who later moved to Las Vegas and became the Aces.
She was part of the Las Vegas team that, under Becky Hammon, was crowned WNBA champion in 2022.
The text of the complaint explains that in June 2022 the player and the team agreed to a two-year extension of her contract.
In addition, the Aces promised him “certain additional benefits and incentives” such as the possibility of living in accommodation provided by the franchise or paying the tuition fees at his daughter Amaya’s private school.
In July of that year, Hamby learned she was pregnant with her second child and told the team in August.
“After making her pregnancy public (in September 2022), Hamby experienced notable changes in the way she was treated by the Las Vegas Aces staff“the lawsuit claims.
In this regard, she mentions that her daughter’s tuition was not paid and that she was asked to leave the accommodation provided by the franchise.
In January 2023, and according to Hamby’s account, the player had a telephone conversation with Hammon, who asked her if she had planned the pregnancy and told her that she had not taken the “appropriate precautions” to have avoided it.
Hamby also argues that Hammon accused her of having signed her renewal knowing she was pregnant and questioned his “commitment and dedication” to the team.
Days later, her transfer to the Sparks was announced and Hamby accused the Aces on social media of discriminating against her because of her pregnancy.
This prompted a WNBA investigation, which concluded in May 2023 with a two-game ban for Hammon “for a violation of respect in the workplace policies” and the withdrawal of the Aces’ first pick in the 2025 draft.
Hamby found this resolution insufficient and that is why he took the step of filing this lawsuit.
Hammon denied the allegations at the time, saying the pregnancy was not “an issue” or the reason for the transfer.
“We made the decision to trade Hamby because we could get three players in lieu of her contract and we wanted to have three more players,” she said, noting that with that move the Aces were able to sign a WNBA star like Candace Parker.
