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Fox News
6 days ago
- Sport
- Fox News
Storm assistant's alleged use of profanity toward former player prompts WNBA review: report
The Seattle Storm are facing scrutiny again after reports Wednesday indicated the WNBA has launched an investigation into the team's coaching staff. The team was previously the subject of a separate internal investigation in December. WNBA reporter Khristina Williams reported Wednesday that sources said the league and league security have launched a probe into the team's coaching staff. Williams later added a source said the investigation was linked to a former player. According to Williams, the complaint accused an assistant coach of directing profanity at that unnamed player. But Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports reported a source with direct knowledge called the inital reports "inaccurate." Costabile reported that an allegation of a team assistant cursing at a former player after Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Aces was made, and the league reviewed the complaint. The Seattle Storm directed inquiries to the league when reached for comment. The WNBA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. The Storm hired outside counsel last year to investigate allegations of bullying and harassment by the coaching staff. The probe concluded that there were no violations of workplace misconduct. "I believe that the organization did the right thing," Storm coach Noelle Quinn said in February. "Throughout this entire process, the communication level was tremendously high. I felt supported in a lot of ways, and I know my staff felt supported as well. With anything like this, it is important to take the right steps, and our organization did that." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
WNBA team's coaching staff under investigation AGAIN amid star's shock trade demand three weeks into season
The WNBA has launched its second investigation into the Seattle Storm's coaching staff in the space of six months, according to reports. Back in November of last year, the Storm underwent a league investigation into accusations of harassment and bullying by their coaching staff, only for the results of that inquest to find that no violations were made. Shortly after Seattle was hit by a shock trade request from six-time All-Star point guard Jewell Loyd, who later revealed she had urged her agent to 'get me out' of the team by whatever means necessary. Loyd was subsequently offloaded to the Las Vegas Aces as part of a three-team trade in January. Now, according to women's basketball reporter Khristina Williams, the Storm's coaching staff is the subject of another investigation by the WNBA and league security just six months later. The full extent of what is being investigated is currently unclear. has reached out to the WNBA for more information, while the Seattle Storm declined to comment. Just before news of the investigation emerged, Williams also reported that Storm star Li Yueru has requested a trade from the team a mere three weeks into the 2025 season. Per sources: There is currently an investigation being launched into the Seattle Storm coaching staff by the WNBA and league security. — Khristina Williams (@Khristina) June 4, 2025 Yueru, 26, only signed with Seattle back in February as part of the same three-team trade that sent Loyd to Las Vegas, having spent last season with the LA Sparks and the 2022 campaign with the Chicago Sky. The Chinese center has spent other seasons playing in both her native country and Turkey over the past decade. WNBA reporter Roberta F. Rodrigues backed up Williams' claim that Yueru is seeking a move away from Seattle, yet added: 'I have been told that part of that is due to pressure from the Chinese national team since she decided to not participate in the Asia Cup to stay in the USA. They expected her to have a bigger role.' 'I have received even further confirmation that is China led,' she later clarified. 'Their expectations were unrealistic as to what her role with the Storm would be.' Yueru has played eight times for the Storm so far this season, racking up 2.9 points per game, 1.6 rebounds and 90 percent free-throw accuracy.
NBC Sports
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
A'ja shoe rollout with Nike has been 'intentional'
Khristina Williams joins Natalie Esquire to praise the rollout for A'ja Wilson's signature Nike A'One shoe, appreciating how personal and intentional the ad was and the homages paid to black girlhood experiences.
NBC Sports
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
Reese, Liberty trio among WNBA stars at Met Gala
Natalie Esquire and iHeart Radio's Khristina Williams react to the WNBA stars who attended the 2025 Met Gala, such as Angel Reese and New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones.
