By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-08-17 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
拉斯维加斯王牌队被指控进行报复
2022 年 9 月，拉斯维加斯王牌队前锋迪丽卡·汉拜(Dearica Hamby)在球队的冠军游行期间宣布，她和丈夫即将迎来他们的第二个孩子。
2023 年 1 月，王牌队主教练贝基·哈蒙(Becky Hammon)指责汉拜“没有采取适当的预防措施来避免怀孕”。
同年 5 月，迪丽卡·汉拜被王牌队交易到洛杉矶火花队。据这位前马刺队助理教练说，这样做是为了腾出空间签下坎迪斯·帕克(Candance Parker)。
“我们决定交易汉拜是因为我们可以用她的一份合同签下三个人，我们希望得到三名以上的球员。我认为我们签下谁，以及我们为什么要进行这笔交易，都是非常明显的。”
但自从交易发生以来，王牌队就一直因处理此事的方式而受到密切关注。
汉拜对 WNBA 和拉斯维加斯王牌队提起了联邦歧视诉讼，声称王牌队交易她是由于她怀孕了，并且联盟没有进行充分的调查。
其中一个问题源于贝基·哈蒙没有否认这笔交易与汉拜怀孕有关。
2023 年 5 月，WNBA 对哈蒙处以禁赛两场且不带薪的处罚，并剥夺了王牌队 2025 年的首轮选秀权，原因是她因汉拜怀孕而对她进行“欺凌和操纵”。这是联盟历史上第一次从球队手中剥夺选秀权。
汉拜认为联盟对王牌队的处罚力度不够，这促使她最近提起了诉讼。
汉拜的律师表示：
“WNBA 从本质上来说是一个工作场所，联邦法律长期以来一直保护孕妇免受工作歧视。世界冠军王牌队因为迪丽卡·汉拜怀孕而把她排除在外，而 WNBA 的回应只是轻描淡写。现在，联盟中的每一位潜在母亲都注意到，生孩子可能会在一夜之间改变她们的职业前景。在美国最繁荣、最具活力的女子职业体育联盟之一，这是不应该发生的。”
王牌队一直支持哈蒙，并表示：
“WNBA 对贝基·哈蒙的判定与我们对她的了解和喜爱不符。贝基是一个充满爱心的人，她与她的球员建立了密切的私人关系。我们支持哈蒙教练继续领导拉斯维加斯王牌队。”
目前还没有关于开庭日期或谈判的消息，但随着事件的发展，这件事将继续引起 WNBA 的关注。
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Open Thread: Becky Hammon accused in Dearica Hamby discrimination lawsuit
Las Vegas Aces being charged with retaliation
In September 2022 during their championship parade, Las Vegas Aces forward Dearica Hamby announced she and her husband were expecting their second child.
In January of 2023, Aces head coach Becky Hammon accused Hamby of “not taking proper precautions not to get pregnant.”
In May of that same year, Dearica Hamby was traded by the Aces to the Los Angeles Sparks. According to the former Spurs assistant, it was to make room to sign Candance Parker.
“We made the decision to move Hamby because we could get three bodies in her one contract, and we wanted to get three more people in. I think it’s very evident (with) who we signed on why we made the move.”
But since the trade, the Aces have been under scrutiny for the handling of the situation.
Hamby filed a federal discrimination complaint against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, claiming the Aces traded her because she was pregnant and that the league did not adequately investigate.
One issue stems from Becky Hammon not denying the trade had something to do with Hamby’s pregnancy.
In May of 2023, the WNBA suspended Hammon for two games without pay and docked the Aces their first-round 2025 draft pick for “bullying and manipulating” Hamby due to her pregnancy. It was the first time the league had ever taken a draft pick from a team.
Hamby did not believe the league was harsh enough on the Aces, prompting her most recent filing.
Hamby’s attorney’s stated:
“The WNBA is, at its core, a workplace, and federal laws have long shielded pregnant women from discrimination on the job. The world champion Aces exiled Dearica Hamby for becoming pregnant and the WNBA responded with a light tap on the wrist. Every potential mother in the league is now on notice that childbirth could change their career prospects overnight. That can’t be right in one of the most prosperous and dynamic women’s professional sports leagues in America.”
The Aces have stood behind Hammon stating:
“The WNBA’s determinations about Becky Hammon are inconsistent with what we know and love about her. Becky is a caring human being who forges close personal relationships with her players. We stand behind Coach Hammon as she continues to lead the Las Vegas Aces.”
No word on court dates or negotiations, but this story will continue to generate attention on the WNBA as it progresses.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock