With lingering questions surrounding her status for the 2023 season, Phoenix Mercury star Skylar Diggins-Smith addressed her absence from the team via the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. She was seen practicing with Mercury legend Bridget Pettis in June but hasn't been able to train with the team, according to her comments.
When Diggins-Smith's mention of exclusion from the Mercury's practice facilities raised questions, she elaborated that she also doesn't have access to"any massage therapists, chiropractor, chefs, strength and conditioning, nutritionist accessibility, etc… [that] EVERY other player has access to."
She has been training consistently after welcoming her daughter without the team benefits, according to her comments.The league's maternity leave policy only requires guaranteed salary and medical benefits until the end of a player's contract or three months after the birth of the baby, leaving bonuses and non-salary perks to the discretion of teams.
Diggins-Smith becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season. Last season, she averaged 19.7 points in 30 games until she. She announced her pregnancy after the season ended. A few months later, The Mercury's then-general manager Jim Pitman told reporters he expected to have her back for the 2023 season because she was under contract."It was all good when I was leaving for personal time!!" she wrote."But when I'm leaving bc I was having complications and scared of risking my child….while leading the league in minutes . Trade her?"But when I’m leaving bc I was having complications and scared of risking my child….
The Mercury has faced continued struggles in Diggins-Smith's absence. The team fired Nygaard in June after a 2-10 start and currently holds a 6-19 record.in May that she's taking her time with the"process" of returning from pregnancy. Based on her recent comments, that process will continue to take place away from the Mercury.
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