On Wednesday afternoon, the Seattle Storm announced the conclusion of the external investigation into allegations of harassment by the coaching staff, with, in a statement provided to ESPN, “no findings of policy violations or any discrimination, harassment, or bullying.”
Shortly thereafter, Annie Costabile of The Chicago Sun-Times reported that, according to multiple sources, Jewell Loyd has requested a trade from the Storm. Costabile reports that Loyd “was at the center of the team’s investigation after she filed a complaint detailing allegations of harassment and bullying by the Storm’s coaching staff.” ESPN’s Alexa Philippou further clarified that, per a source, “it was Loyd who filed the complaint detailing the allegations against the Seattle staff.”
Drafted by Seattle with the No. 1 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, Loyd has spent her entire career with the Storm, collecting six All-Star and three All-WNBA selections, winning two championships and leading the league in scoring in 2023.
After the 2023 season, when she bore a heavy load for an 11-29 Storm team transitioning away from an era defined by Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart, Loyd signed a two-year contract extension with the Storm, a commitment to the organization that encouraged free agents…