Dearica Hamby Lawsuit Against Las Vegas Aces, WNBA

The Las Vegas Aces have had their fair share of success in the last few years, making the WNBA semifinals in 2021, followed by back to back championships in 2022 and 2023. Now a former player who was traded away from the team for many years is saying the team didn't play nice. The Dearica Hamby lawsuit against her former team and the league itself should be interesting for all women.

Before we get into the claims, it is worth noting Dearica Hamby was not with the team for a stint. The star forward started her career with San Antonio back in 2015. San Antonio eventually relocated to Las Vegas to be come the Aces, and the rest is history. So Dearica has plenty of experience with the team.

The Dearica Hamby lawsuit filed on Monday claims she received a lot of backlash for getting pregnant, leading to what she says were "intimidation," "discrimination," and "retaliation" which inevitably led to her being traded away to the Los Angeles Sparks in early 2023.

“The WNBA is, at its core, a workplace, and federal laws have long shielded pregnant women from discrimination on the job," her attorneys said in a statement. "The world champion Aces exiled Dearica Hamby for becoming pregnant and the WNBA responded with a light tap on the wrist."

With the Dearica Hamby lawsuit, the star athlete is taking it from one court to another.

The WNBA already heard Dearica Hamby's claims and it led to a two game suspension for Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and a loss of the team's 2025 first round draft pick. However, as Hamby's lawyers explain, it is a tap on the wrist compared to the pregnancy discrimination she faced on the job.

The argument is that in a league with women as the stars, the possibility of getting pregnant shouldn't negatively affect your career opportunities. Now, she wants justice.

Who knows how the Dearica Hamby lawsuit will shape up, but it will certainly be an interesting case that any woman, basketball player or not, may want to take a look at.

You'll never forget your first.

The Las Vegas Aces won game 4 in the WNBA Finals on Sunday night in Connecticut, taking with them the WNBA Championship and Las Vegas' very first major league sports title. With the honor, comes the party! A short parade followed by a massive party in front of the Bellagio fountains.

Fans were rushing from (or playing hooky from) work to make it in time for the event, flocking to the area mostly from the Caesars Palace parking lot. In front of Caesars, a staging area for the parade with Raiderettes, classic cars, members of the Boys & Girls Club and Broadway In The Hood gearing up to take the route. Then, a horn was blasting out of nowhere. Travelling north on Las Vegas Boulevard, a chartered bus with the Las Vegas Aces was barreling down the street! The parade was coming soon!

Aces staff went up and down the parade route handing out signs, pom-poms, rally towels and more.

At 5:30 sharp, the parade began. Down the street came community members holding "CHAMPS" in balloon lettering. Motorcycle cops and the Nevada State Police's "Aces" cruisers, local community organizations and more.

Then, the "Big Bus" double-decker buses rolled through. A'ja Wilson, like Rose in Titanic planted at the front of the first bus with the WNBA Championship in her hand and a grin you couldn't wipe off if you tried. Aces owner Mark Davis standing close by, almost undetectable wearing a hat. Finals MVP Chelsea Gray holding her MVP trophy precariously off the side of the bus.

They headed towards the stage in front of the Bellagio with thousands in attendance awaiting them. So many that they actually closed the other side of Las Vegas Boulevard - something officials weren't expecting to do.

The famed Las Vegas Strip, playground to tourists from around the world, was for one rare moment taken over by locals. Local organizations, local fans, our local team. It was a special day! Congrats Aces! Here's to next year!

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