WNBA star Skylar Diggins is reflecting on a drama-filled year … opening up about raising her kids all on her own for more than a year amid her divorce from Daniel Smith.
The Seattle Storm guard vented on her Instagram on Sunday … reflecting on the challenges she’s faced in 2025 — and expressing pride in how she was able to handle them mostly on her own.
“Been doing everything BY MYSLF (sic) for over a year now,” Diggins said. “Just me and my babies (and the help of my mom/dad.) THAT’S IT!”
“Working, paying the bills, being a present mother and battling through a lot of unknowns… God’s strongest soldier 2025.”
Diggins and the ex-Notre Dame football player got married back in April 2017 after meeting as athletes at the school. They have two kids together.
We broke the story that she filed for a divorce in March … stating the couple split in November 2024.
NEWS🗞️: Skylar Diggins- Smith now goes by just “Skylar Diggins”😊
Skylar told reporters to drop the “Smith” from her last name and address her as Skylar Diggins only✨#wnba pic.twitter.com/66U8CloKvj
— The Bucket Yard (@bucketyard) April 29, 2025
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The seven-time WNBA All-Star first hinted she and Smith weren’t together anymore during a press conference … when she told reporters she dropped Smith from her last name.
As for Smith, he went to Instagram as well recently … saying he’s “been
litigating, ordering and asking for custody since April 2025. Separation from my babies has never been okay with me” — adding he wished things would have been handled back in June.
“Luckily, I’m a big guy and I’ll be able to hold my babies for a long time.”
The divorce is ongoing.