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The Los Angeles Sparks’ current road trip continued on Tuesday amid a sold-out historic WNBA game at TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics. While the Sparks managed to hang tough against the Connecticut Sun, a few miscues and breakdowns in the fourth quarter doomed them. Following the game, Dearica Hamby spoke about what went […]

Dearica Hamby’s case against the Las Vegas Aces is getting some traction. Becky Hammon’s former player experienced some rough moments of discrimination during her time in the organization. Then, a move to the Los Angeles Sparks happened unexpectedly. Now, she is suing reportedly her former team for damages and is also looking to do the […]

Las Vegas Aces and the WNBA are under scrutiny following a federal lawsuit filed by three-time WNBA All-Star Dearica Hamby, who alleges she faced discrimination, intimidation, and retaliation from the team after announcing her pregnancy. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Hamby’s attorneys, Dana Sniegocki, Erin Norgaard and Artur Davis of HKM Employment Attorneys, details a […]

Team USA women’s basketball won their eighth straight gold medal with a thrilling 67-66 win against France, but one of the major headlines following the game was French star Gabby Williams. Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese attempted to recruit Williams to the Sky, but she wasn’t the only one interested in Williams’ services. Los Angeles […]

PHOENIX – Dearica Hamby has been a WNBA All-Star before. Prior to being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks from the Las Vegas Aces ahead of the 2023 season, Hamby was already a two-time All-Star. But after being named to the All-Star team for the third time in her career this season, she felt like […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby reached a career milestone in the team’s loss to the Minnesota Lynx, scoring her 3,000th point during Tuesday night’s game. Despite Hamby’s personal accomplishment, the Sparks fell 82-67 to the Lynx at Crypto.com Arena, continuing a challenging season for the team. Minnesota, playing without their star forward Napheesa Collier […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks finally returned home to Crypto.com Arena after a road trip that saw them go 0-7. Through three quarters of their game on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics, it appeared as if they were going to snap the losing streak. But the Sparks were outplayed in the fourth quarter, […]

With the LA Sparks currently in the midst of a 4-14 season, one of the brights spots this year has been Dearica Hamby. Dearica Hamby has been putting up career numbers for the Sparks this season and on Tuesday it was announced that she was selected to the WNBA All-Star game. The 2024 Olympics are […]

The Los Angeles Sparks may be in the midst of a rebuilding season, but veteran forward Dearica Hamby has been playing like an All-Star. Hamby has been an All-Star before when she played for the Las Vegas Aces, but this season in particular she has been putting up career numbers. On Wednesday her campaign for […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby has been named as a replacement for her Sparks teammate Cameron Brink on Team USA for the Olympics 3×3 competition, the team announced on Monday. Hamby had participated in training camp for the 3×3 team but was not initially selected for the final roster. Brink was unable to participate […]

The Los Angeles Sparks announced Thursday that Dearica Hamby, WNBA Champion and two-time All-Star, has extended her contract through the 2025 season. Hamby, who has also been named Sixth Woman of the Year twice, continues to be a vital player for the Sparks. Since joining the Sparks, Hamby has been a standout player, averaging 11.5 […]

The Los Angeles Sparks fell to 1-1 on their current three-game road trip following an 83-73 loss to the Chicago Sky. The Sparks were without head coach Curt Miller who missed the game due to his induction into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame due to his success at Bowling Green. Although the Sparks were […]

All eyes were on the first WNBA matchup between rookies Angel Reese and Cameron Brink on Thursday night as the Chicago Sky hosted the Los Angeles Sparks. However, it was Sparks veteran Dearica Hamby who stole the show as the 30-year-old made WNBA history in an 83-73 Sky win. Hamby recorded her fifth consecutive game […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the WNBA and Las Vegas Aces after she was traded to the Sparks from the Aces allegedly due to her pregnancy. The lawsuit comes after a previous investigation from the WNBA resulted in a two-game suspension and loss of a 2025 first-round draft […]

The Los Angeles Sparks have started out the 2023 season in a difficult spot, with a 7-15 record heading into Tuesday night’s tilt with the Indiana Fever. The Sparks’ forward Dearica Hamby did her best to entertain viewers at home, however, by showing off her incredible fashion sense along with her daughter Amaya. The Sparks […]

The WNBA issued their ruling regarding their active investigation into the Las Vegas Aces. The league gave Aces head coach Becky Hammon a two-game suspension and also stripped the team of their 2025 first round draft pick. They don’t have a 2024 draft pick due to a trade. The WNBA had launched an investigation into […]

The WNBA has broken its 17-day silence after Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby alleged she was manipulated and discriminated against by the Las Vegas Aces, her former team, this past season. The league issued a statement to The Next saying, “The WNBA is currently conducting an investigation involving the Las Vegas Aces in connection […]

After winning the WNBA championship, the Las Vegas Aces are already making changes to their roster. They traded away Dearica Hamby, a key cog for their 2022 run, to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Amanda Zahui B. The timing of the trade was bizarre, with Hamby just having signed a […]

Earlier today, the Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces agreed to a deal that sent two-time all-star Dearica Hamby and a 2024 first round pick to Southern California in return for the rights to Amanda Zahui B and a 2024 second round pick. Hamby was an integral part of Las Vegas’ rise in the […]

WNBA free agency has already started to shift the landscape of the league. Apart from the big names that are expected to switch sides this offseason, teams have also been scrambling to free up cap space to make room for potential new additions to their squad. One such team is the Las Vegas Aces, who […]

The Las Vegas Aces announced today they have traded two-time all-star Dearica Hamby and a first round pick to the Los Angeles Sparks for the rights to Amanda Zahui B. and a second round pick. Hamby spent eight seasons with the Aces and won sixth woman of the year twice and helped the team become […]