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Dearica Hamby sets Sparks’ single-season record for points in win over Lynx

LA Times

Sparks forward Dearica Hamby drives to the basket during a 68-50 win over the Minnesota Lynx in the Sparks’ season finale Thursday. Dearica Hamby scored 20 points, Rickea Jackson added 19 and the last-place Sparks closed the WNBA season with a 68-51 win over the playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night. In addition, Hamby passed Nneka Ogwumike as the Sparks’ …

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3 months, 1 week ago

LA Sparks’ franchise rebuild stalls out as team misses the playoffs for the 4th straight year

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks are still looking to the future. “We’re focusing on the stuff that we can control and those are things you have to do before you necessarily see the wins.” The franchise that owns three WNBA championships, including back-to-back titles in 2002 and ’03, was focused on rebuilding this season under first-year general manager …

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4 months, 1 week ago

All-Star Dearica Hamby sues WNBA, Aces alleging discrimination, retaliation for being pregnant

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby sued the WNBA and her former team in federal court Monday regarding her treatment from the Las Vegas Aces while pregnant. “I think it’s very evident who we signed on why we made the move.” Hamby, a bronze-medal winner in 3X3 women’s basketball in the recently completed Olympic Games, twice previously …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Acting as if they won the draft lottery, Sparks say ‘we’re going to shock a lot of people’

LA Times

Cameron Brink poses for a photo after being drafted by the Sparks during the 2024 WNBA draft. 2 overall draft pick said, “to help this team win.” The most anticipated Sparks draft picks of the last decade take center stage as the team begins a new era. “It does take a process,” Miller said, “and what a foundation we get …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Aces coach Hammon denies mistreating pregnant player

The Hindu

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon denied making derogatory remarks about two-time All-Star Dearica Hamby’s pregnancy, telling reporters on Wednesday that the decision to trade her to the Los Angeles Sparks was purely a business one. The violation “was related to comments made by Hammon to Hamby in connection with Hamby’s recent pregnancy”, the league said in a statement. …

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1 year, 7 months ago

WNBA suspends Hammon 2 games for player’s allegation she was bullied for being pregnant

Associated Press

The WNBA suspended Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, for two games Tuesday after former Aces player Dearica Hamby said she had been bullied and manipulated for being pregnant. The league also rescinded the Aces’ first-round pick in the 2025 draft for a different issue — a violation of league rules regarding impermissible player benefits …

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1 year, 7 months ago

WNBA rescinds Aces’ 2025 1st-round pick, suspends Becky Hammon

The Hindu

The WNBA on Tuesday rescinded the Las Vegas Aces’ first-round draft pick in 2025 and suspended head coach Becky Hammon for two games without pay for separate violations. Per the WNBA, Las Vegas was docked the first-round pick for violating league rules regarding impermissible player benefits in connection with negotiations for a contract extension involving then-Aces player Dearica Hamby. The …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Sparks trade for Las Vegas Aces forward Dearica Hamby

LA Times

The Sparks made their second trade of the offseason Saturday, acquiring forward Dearica Hamby and a 2024 first-round draft pick from the Las Vegas Aces. In a statement on Instagram on Saturday, Hamby wrote she was “heartbroken” about the way her tenure in Las Vegas ended, accusing the Aces of bullying, manipulation and discrimination. announced it will “seek a comprehensive …

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1 year, 11 months ago

WNBA free-agency predictions: Breanna Stewart to New York, Candace Parker to Los Angeles

New York Times

The WNBA offseason is officially underway. A former MVP, two-time Finals MVP, two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time first-team All-WNBA selection, she would be the highest-impact free agent to ever change teams, and that’s what seems likely to happen. The point guard for the Sky’s lone title in franchise history reportedly met with the Storm and the Lynx in free …

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Dearica Hamby sets Sparks’ single-season record for points in win over Lynx

LA Sparks’ franchise rebuild stalls out as team misses the playoffs for the 4th straight year

All-Star Dearica Hamby sues WNBA, Aces alleging discrimination, retaliation for being pregnant

Acting as if they won the draft lottery, Sparks say ‘we’re going to shock a lot of people’

Aces coach Hammon denies mistreating pregnant player

WNBA suspends Hammon 2 games for player’s allegation she was bullied for being pregnant

WNBA rescinds Aces’ 2025 1st-round pick, suspends Becky Hammon

Sparks trade for Las Vegas Aces forward Dearica Hamby

WNBA free-agency predictions: Breanna Stewart to New York, Candace Parker to Los Angeles