PHOENIX — Phoenix Mercury star Skylar Diggins-Smith is known for making plays on the court, but it's her tweets that are turning heads Thursday.
The WNBA athlete took to the social media platform to call out the Mercury's treatment of her while she was on maternity leave.
It started when a fan tweeted about the Mercury not acknowledging Diggins-Smith's birthday. And she quote-tweeted with her response.
"They’re not gonna acknowledge me this year and it’s ok guys," she wrote in the tweet. "We’re not affiliated unless it’s the checks….per management. I can’t even use the practice facility or any resources. But I still love the X-Factor!!"
Diggins-Smith followed up with another tweet, further explaining the treatment she reportedly received.
People online have talked about Diggins-Smith's revelations at length. We will have to wait and see how the Mercury responds to these allegations.
This is a developing story. We will update this article as more information becomes available.
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