LOS ANGELES — In quick succession, but completely separately, Vanessa Nygaard and Diana Taurasi abruptly stopped by Dearica Hamby in the hallways of Crypto.com Arena on Friday night to give her a large embrace and words of support.
“It’s so good to see you out there,” said Nygaard, who coached Hamby as an assistant with the Aces in 2021. “I got your back.”
Taurasi and Nygaard each touched base with how Hamby was feeling before heading off to the bus and a plane ride back to Phoenix. Taurasi is a mother to two, both children carried by Taylor after she retired from a three-championship career alongside Taurasi with the Mercury. Nygaard, a former player, and her wife have three children all older than Taurasi and Hamby’s crews.
Hamby, a former two-time Sixth Player of the Year, opted against a full maternity leave and started the second quarter for her first regular season minutes of what she’s labeled a fresh start. It was 9½ weeks after giving birth, she said, a quicker turnaround than the three months she did with her daughter, Amaya.
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