WNBA star Dearica Hamby sues former team and league alleging discrimination over pregnancy
WNBA star Dearica Hamby sued her former team in federal court Monday, alleging the Las Vegas Aces discriminated against her after she revealed she was pregnant.
WNBA star Dearica Hamby sued her former team in federal court Monday, alleging the Las Vegas Aces discriminated against her after she revealed she was pregnant.
Hamby, the three-time All Star and Olympian, also named the league as a defendant in the suit, filed in federal district court in Nevada, which alleges WNBA officials failed to meaningfully punish the team after it investigated her claims last year, according to a copy of the complaint.
Neither the Aces nor the WNBA responded to requests for comment Monday night. An emailed request for comment sent to an address listed on the website of Aces head coach Becky Hammon — who is named in the suit but not listed as a defendant — was not immediately returned Monday night.
Hamby, 30, now a forward with the Los Angeles Sparks, said she alerted the Aces’ staff to her pregnancy in August 2022, days after she learned she was pregnant with her son, Legend, and in the weeks after she signed a two-year contract extension with the team, according to the complaint.
After Hamby publicly announced the pregnancy during a championship parade that September, the suit alleges, team staff members began treating her differently, including failing to pay for her daughter’s school tuition and instructing her to leave team-provided housing without explanation.
Rating: 5