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WNBA star Dearica Hamby sued her former team in federal court Monday, alleging the Las Vegas Aces discriminated against her after she revealed that she was pregnant. The three-time All Star and Olympian also named the league as a defendant in the suit, filed in federal district court in Nevada, alleging WNBA officials failed to meaningfully punish the team after it investigated Hamby’s claims last year, a copy of the complaint shows.
Hammon allegedly accused Hamby of signing the extension when she knew she was pregnant — a claim the suit says is false — and failing to take proper precautions to avoid getting pregnant. “Hammon further stated that the Las Vegas Aces ‘needed bodies,’ and that Hamby would not be ready to play in time for the start of the next season,” the suit says, alleging that Hamby assured the coach she’d give birth in the off-season and be ready to play by preseason that April. The next day, on Jan.
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