Orlando Scandrick’s other baby mama, Dearica Hamby, is suing the Las Vegas Aces and WNBA for discrimination and retaliation. Dearica, 30, accused the WNBA of discriminating against her for being on pregnancy leave with Orlando’s son, Legend. Dearica accused the Aces of trading her because “they feared she would get pregnant again.” “I have had my character and work ethic attacked,” ... Read more
From Leader to Legend: Why Natasha Cloud’s Influence Now Reaches Far Beyond Basketball.BT
Cloud’s vocal leadership has been a constant throughout her six WNBA seasons, but this year, she’s had to take it up another notch. The Mystics entered the season with just three players who had played for the team in both 2019 and 2020—and one of those players, Kiara Leslie, was cut midseason. A never-ending string of injuries, including to stars Elena Delle Donne and Tina Charles, has also ... Read more
She’s Been Dominating for Years—Now the World Is Finally Paying Attention to “Playoff Emma” Meesseman.BT
The path of Washington’s homegrown star In the 2019 WNBA semifinals, the larger world was introduced to Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman, aka “Playoff Emma,” when she scored 57 points in her team’s first two games. Against a Las Vegas front line that included two 2019 All-Stars and the Sixth Woman of the Year, Meesseman shot 62% from the field, hit seven of 11 3-point attempts, and added 16 rebounds, 7 ... Read more
No A’ja, No Problem? The Las Vegas Aces Are About to Show What True Champions Are Made Of.BT
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Injured Aces star A’ja Wilson will still captain one of the two WNBA All-Star teams this week and draft her team Tuesday, the league announced Monday afternoon. She won’t be playing alongside her fellow All-Stars, though. Story continues after advertisement Or for the Aces in the immediate future. Las Vegas is preparing to compete without Wilson — who coach Bill ... Read more
She Already Made History Once—Now Jackie Young Wants to Do It Again on the World’s Biggest Stage.BT
One Indiana high school basketball's greatest players plans to add another line to her resume in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jackie Young, who scored a state-record 3,268 points in leading Princeton High School to a state championship and the 2016 Miss Basketball honor is again on the 12-player U.S. roster. The 26-year-old helped Notre Dame win the 2018 national championship and is in her sixth season with the ... Read more