Dearica Hamby claimed Saturday that the Las Vegas Aces were “unprofessional and unethical” in their treatment of her following her pregnancy announcement.
The 29-year-old forward posted a statement to Instagram just hours after she was traded from the Aces to the Los Angeles Sparks, in which she called the way the Aces treated her “traumatizing.”
“Being traded is part of the business,” Hamby said. “Being lied to, bullied, manipulated, and discriminated against is not.”
A core member of the 2022 WNBA championship team, Hamby was dealt to the Sparks alongside a 2024 first-round pick in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick and the rights to negotiate with forward Amanda Zahui B.
Hamby had signed a two-year contract extension with the Aces in June and had spent her entire career with the organization.
During the Aces’ victory parade, Hamby announced that she was expecting her second child. She wrote in her Instagram post that she planned to play the 2023 season and had made that clear to the Aces, including working out with team staff.
Hamby said that she was accused of “not taking my workouts seriously” and that team personnel told her that…
