Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon again disputed former Aces player Dearica Hamby’s claim the Aces mistreated her and traded her because of her pregnancy. Hammon said it didn't happen on Sunday after the Aces defeated Hamby and the Los Angeles Sparks.
FILE - Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon calls to players during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Las Vegas. United States’ Dearica Hamby passes over Spain’s Sandra Ygueravide during a women’s 3x3 basketball semifinal game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France.
Hamby, traded to Los Angeles in January 2023, played for the organization from 2015-22, beginning when the Aces were based in San Antonio. She earned the league Sixth Player of the Year award in 2019 and 2020 and won a bronze medal in 3X3 basketball at the Paris Olympics.“I’ve been in either the WNBA or the NBA for now 25 years,” Hammon said Sunday after the Aces beat Hamby and the Sparks 87-71. “I’ve never had an HR complaint. Never, not once.
“It’s also factual that nobody made a call about trading her until Atlanta called us in January . That’s a fact. So ... it just didn’t happen.” Hammon previously refuted the allegations, saying in May 2023 that Hamby was traded for strategic reasons, namely putting the club in position toLess than one week after the Olympics, the WNBA playoff chase is on as rivalries have resumed“We made the decision to move Hamby because we could get three bodies in her one contract, and we wanted to get three more people in,” Hammon said at the time. “I think it’s very evident who we signed on why we made the move.
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