Dearica Hamby poses with her daughter Amaya, 6, during the WNBA championship ring ceremony for the 2022 Las Vegas Aces. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
Dearica Hamby was welcomed back to Las Vegas with a standing ovation Saturday as the Aces received their 2022 WNBA championship rings.
The 29-year-old forward was traded in January to the Los Angeles Sparks, who lost 93-65 to the Aces on the night of their banner-raising ceremony.
The game also marked the return of Aces head coach Becky Hammon as well, who was suspended for the first two games of the season following a WNBA investigation into the circumstances surrounding Hamby’s departure. Following the trade, Hamby criticized the “unprofessional and unethical way” the team treated her due to her pregnancy. She gave birth to a baby boy in the offseason.
The WNBA suspended Hammon for making comments to Hamby about her pregnancy in violation of the league’s Respect in the Workplace policies. The league also rescinded the Aces’ 2025 first-round draft pick due to promises of…
