4 LGBTQ+ WNBA players who found love with pro athletes
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Love is in the air, and the WNBA season is on the horizon!Sports usually inspire fierce rivalries and even feuds between players and teams, but for the Sapphic ladies in the WNBA, love seems to strike while on the basketball court. From teammates getting shot by Cupid's arrow to WNBA players falling for other pro athletes, these queer women are all coupled up, and we love to see it!Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner (Connecticut Sun)See on InstagramAlyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner are teammates on and off the court. Both women are Connecticut Sun players, and they got engaged during the WNBA All-Star Weekend in 2023. Talk about a basketball power couple!Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner (Connecticut Sun)See on InstagramNot only are Thomas and Bonner masters on the court, they also know to strut their stuff and look fierce while doing it!DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith (Dallas Wings)See on InstagramDiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith used to play on different teams, but they were both just acquired by the Dallas Wings and will be playing together in the upcoming season. These two basketball superstars have been dating since they played together at Baylor University so it's fitting that they'll be sharing the court again when the new season starts up in May.DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith (Dallas Wings)See on InstagramThese love birds are so cute together, it almost makes us want to learn how to play basketball just so we can fall in love too!Kahleah Copper (Pheonix Mercury) and Binta Daisy Drammeh (Swedish National Team)See on InstagramKahleah Copper, a three-time WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist is engaged to Binta Daisy Drammeh, a player on Sweden's national basketball team.Kahleah Copper (Pheonix Mercury) and Binta Daisy Drammeh (Swedish National Team)See on InstagramIn 2024, Copper helped the Women's National Team win a record eighth-straight gold medals, the longest Olympic gold medal streak in a traditional team sport.Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty) and Marta Xargay Casademont (former Pheonix Mercury)See on InstagramNew York Liberty player Breanna Stewart is married to retired Spanish basketball player Marta Xargay Casademont, who used to play for the WNBA's Pheonix Mercury. In 2021, the couple got married, and their first child was born; then, in 2023, they welcomed their second child into the world.Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty) and Marta Xargay Casademont (former Pheonix Mercury)See on InstagramWe can't wait to see more WNBA players find their other half while on the court!
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