However, on January 21, 2023, she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks. Hamby later accused the Aces WNBA franchise of mistreatment on social media, claiming she was “lied to, bullied, manipulated, and discriminated against” by the team before being traded. In the months to follow, on August 18, 2024, for the first time since Hamby filed the lawsuit, the Los Angeles Sparks played against the Las Vegas Aces. When she took to the court, she was booed relentlessly by the same Aces fans who once praised her for helping to bring a championship to the organization while her seven-year-old daughter, Amaya, looked on from the stands.
