Megan Rapinoe Condemns WNBA Fans for Booing Dearica Hamby Amid Lawsuit with Las Vegas Aces.

Los Angeles Sparks star dear Hami can't seem to escape controversy already involved in a lawsuit against her former team the Las Vegas Aces Hami faced a hostile reception from fans at the Mitchel ABT Arena on Monday during a WNBA matchup against turx teammates the Boost directed at Hami did not sit well with everyone including socker star Megan rapino who was married to WNBA icon Sue bird rapino called on fans to take a step back and just understand the impact such negative reactions could have on players bird and rapino settling back into their routines after the summer games addressed the incident in the third episode of their podcast a touch more during the discussion bird asked rapino for her thoughts on the booze aimed at Hami expressing her dismay rapino recalled I heard it the booze last night we were watching the game and I said there there's no way they're booing this woman right now rapino voiced her frustration with the fans Behavior stating this is where sports fans sometimes really disappoint me people need to take a step back and understand what they're booing she's a mother an athlete someone who feels discriminated against and she's filed a federal lawsuit I couldn't believe it Hami who played for the aces formerly the San Antonio stars from 20 5 until early 2023 was traded to the sparks in January shortly after revealing her pregnancy with her second child the trade prompted Hami to file a federal lawsuit against the Aces and the WNBA alleging she was traded due to her pregnancy and that the league did not conduct a proper investigation Hami claims she faced repeated acts of intimidation discrimination and retaliation leading up to her trade in response the w NBA acknowledged receipt of the complaint and promised to review it carefully Aces head coach Becky Hammond previously explained Ham's trade by pointing to financial considerations stating that the team could acquire three players for the cost of Ham's contract and wanted to bring more people in following the AC's 87-71 victory over the Sparks Hammond addressed the lawsuit denying any wrongdoing and asserting that she had never received an HR complaint in her 25 years in the WNBA it just didn't happen Hammond said while the situation remains contentious subir echoed Rino's sentiment asserting that the hostility H be faced from fans is unjustified and counterproductive