The suit accuses the Las Vegas Aces of trading Hamby because she was pregnant and retaliating against her for speaking out. Her lawyers say the WNBA's response amounted to a 'light tap on the wrist.'
The suit accuses the Las Vegas Aces of trading Hamby because she was pregnant and retaliating against her for speaking out. Her lawyers say the WNBA's response amounted to a"light tap on the wrist."Dearica Hamby speaks during a Team USA 3x3 Basketball press conference in Paris in July. The U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team won bronze at the Olympics last week., basketball star Dearica Hamby has filed a federal lawsuit against the WNBA and her former team, the Las Vegas Aces.
The WNBA launched a formal investigation into Hamby’s discrimination claims in early 2023 — around the time that her second child was born — and concluded that the Aces had violated league rules “regarding impermissible player benefits.” Hamby filed a discrimination claim against the WNBA and the Aces with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the fall of 2023, and the federal agency ruled in May 2024 that she had the right to sue.
To seal the deal, the lawsuit says, the team offered Hamby additional “benefits and inducements” like an agreement to cover private school tuition costs for her daughter and allow her to occupy team-provided housing.Less than a month after Hamby signed the contract extension, she discovered she was pregnant again.
Hamby’s lawyers say she twice asked, “You’re trading me because I’m pregnant?” Hammon allegedly responded, “What do you want me to do?”
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