On Tuesday, the WNBA suspended Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon after a player accused her and the league of bullying and manipulating her when she was pregnant.
that Hammon deserved a two-game suspension for violating the league and team respect in the workplace policies, according to Fox News.
Head coach Becky Hammon and Chelsea Gray #12 of the Las Vegas Aces look on in the second quarter of Game Two of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs finals against the Connecticut Sun at Michelob ULTRA Arena on September 13, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. “This is false,” Hamby added. “I was told I was a ‘question mark’ and that it was set that I would ‘get pregnant again’ and there was a concern for my level of commitment to the team. I was told that ‘I didn’t hold up my end of the bargain’ . Did the team expect me to promise not to get pregnant in exchange for the contract extension? I was asked if I planned my pregnancy.”
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