The WNBA rescinded the Las Vegas Aces‘ 2025 first-round draft pick and suspended coach Becky Hammon for two games following an investigation that found the franchise violated league rules regarding impermissible player benefits and workplace policies.
According to the league, which announced the penalties Tuesday, the team violation entailed promises of impermissible benefits during contract extension negotiations for former Aces player Dearica Hamby. The Respect in the Workplace violation stemmed from comments Hammon made to Hamby in connection to the latter’s pregnancy.
The Aces don’t have a 2024 first-round selection because of a prior trade.
Hamby, who this offseason was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, took her allegations public, alleging in an Instagram post that her former organization treated her in an “unprofessional and unethical way that … has been traumatizing” due to her pregnancy. At the time she did not specify which member of the…
