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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Dearica Hamby and the Las Vegas Aces mutually agreed to end the WNBA player’s discrimination lawsuit against her former team, according to court filings.
Hamby and the Aces filed a joint order on Thursday, Dec. 11, saying they’ve “resolved this matter and agree to dismiss this action in its entirety with prejudice,” meaning Hamby cannot bring the lawsuit back.
Each side is responsible for attorneys’ fees.
Speaking to Front Office Sports, Hamby declined to comment on the case, except to say “I stand by what I said” in the original complaint. The Aces have not commented on the resolution.
The veteran forward filed suit in federal court last year alleging the Aces rescinded benefits provided on top of her player contract, including paying for her daughter’s private school tuition, after she revealed she was pregnant in September 2022.
She alleged head coach Becky Hammon questioned Hamby’s commitment to the team before she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in January 2023.
Hamby also alleged she faced further retaliation from the team after the trade. That included not being invited to a team visit to the White House in 2023 to celebrate the previous season’s championship and the team forbidding her daughter from being shown on the arena video board during a game later that year.
Hammon denied any wrongdoing, saying that trading Hamby was only done to let the team sign Candace Parker.
A WNBA investigation led to a two-game suspension for Hammon to start the 2023 season and the Aces forfeiting their 2025 first-round draft pick, however.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
