Dearica Hamby said Wednesday she is still processing last month’s trade that sent her from the Las Vegas Aces to the Los Angeles Sparks and thinks the WNBA will hold her former team accountable for what she termed “unethical” behavior.
Hamby is due to give birth to a son in March. In an Instagram post Jan. 21, when the trade was announced, she wrote: “I have had my character and work ethic attacked. I was promised things to entice me to sign my contract extension that were not followed through on. I was accused of signing my extension knowingly pregnant. This is false.”
Hamby was asked about the post in a video call with the media Wednesday.
“I’m processing it, dealing with the waves of the emotions, but kind of putting my son first and trying to remind myself that I have to stay healthy and not be too stressed out,” she said. “A couple of weeks ago, my blood pressure was through the roof. So just trying to remain calm for him. And just make sure he gets here, and then I’ll kind of deal with the aftermath and everything else after.
“It’s kind of…
