LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces and Dilica Hamby have mutually agreed to dismiss her lawsuit against the WNBA club, according to documents filed Thursday in federal court.
Hamby, who now plays for the Los Angeles Sparks, sued the Aces and the league, alleging abuse as a result of her pregnancy at the time. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against the WNBA in May, saying Hamby failed to prove her allegations that the league failed to properly investigate the Aces.
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Hamby filed the lawsuit in August 2024, accusing the Aces of discriminating and retaliating against her, leading to her being traded to the Sparks in January 2023. The league and clubs filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in September 2024.
Aces and Hamby filed a motion Thursday in U.S. District Court in Nevada to have the motion dismissed, meaning it cannot be refiled. Each party is responsible for its own attorney’s fees.
Hamby told Front Office Sports she would not discuss the outcome of the case, but otherwise stood by “what I said” in the lawsuit.
The Aces had no immediate comment.
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Coach Becky Hammon previously claimed that Habey was traded to Los Angeles to allow the Aces to potentially sign future Hall of Famer Candace Parker.
“I’ve been in the WNBA or NBA for 25 years,” Harmon said at the time. “I have never received a complaint from Human Resources. Never, not once. In fact, I still have not received any complaint because Dilica did not file any complaint. She did not file a complaint with the players union, she did not file a complaint with the WNBA. Those are the facts.
“The fact is, no one called to discuss trading her until Atlanta called us in January of 2023. That’s a fact. So … it didn’t happen.”
Hamby, a three-time All-Star, averaged career-highs of 18.4 points and 7.9 rebounds last season. She was a two-time WNBA Aces Sixth Player of the Year.
The Aces are coming off their third WNBA championship in four seasons.
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