{"id":33226,"date":"2025-07-02T18:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33226\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:14:14","slug":"wnba-star-nalyssa-smith-sick-to-my-stomach-after-being-traded-away-from-girlfriend-without-knowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33226\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star NaLyssa Smith &#8216;sick to my stomach&#8217; after being traded away from girlfriend without knowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NALYSSA SMITH has been left &#8220;sick to my stomach&#8221; after a heartbreaking trade in the WNBA. <\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/dallas-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Wings<\/a> forward was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/where\/las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas<\/a> Aces on Monday, June 30, seemingly without prior knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NaLyssa Smith (#1, Indiana Fever) and DiJonai Carrington (#21, Connecticut Sun) at a WNBA playoff game.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-connecticut-sun-guard-forward-1007063409.jpg\" data-caption=\"NaLyssa Smith, left, has been traded away from girlfriend DiJonai Carrington, right,\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-connecticut-sun-guard-forward-1007063409.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>NaLyssa Smith, left, has been traded away from girlfriend DiJonai Carrington, right,Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>But that trade is more than simply a trade to another team.<\/p>\n<p>It is also a trade away from her girlfriend, DiJonai Carrington.<\/p>\n<p>Carrington plays as a guard for the Wings.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, 24, revealed her gutted reaction on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;Sick to my stomach dawg, never seen this coming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But&#8230; I love you Dallas Nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you for everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carrington, 27, shared this sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>She posted a broken heart emoji on X, formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/twitter-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, following the news.<\/p>\n<p>The duo played one season together at the Baylor University Bears in the 2020-2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham stuns in \u2018take me back\u2019 post wearing bikini after clear message to WNBA over future<\/p>\n<p>However, both were then acquired by the Wings in the 2025 offseason.<\/p>\n<p>This came shortly before the team drafted 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/ncaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a> champion with UConn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/paige-bueckers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paige Bueckers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Smith is choosing to look on the positive side. <\/p>\n<p>After revealing her initial shock, she revealed that Vegas would have been her first choice for a trade.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;On another note, tho.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If i could\u2019ve chosen anywhere to go it would\u2019ve been Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So hella excited for this new opportunity wit my goat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;goat&#8221; comment possibly refers to A\u2019ja Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson is a three-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a> MVP in 2020, 2022 and 2024 and was part of the Aces&#8217; two championship teams.<\/p>\n<p>How the WNBA works<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">THE 2024 WNBA season features 12 teams with the regular-season running from May 14 to September 9.<\/p>\n<p>Each team plays 40 regular-season games &#8211; four against five teams from the same conference and two teams from the other conference, and three games against the remaining four teams.<\/p>\n<p>The top eight teams in the league standings qualify for the playoffs &#8211; regardless of what conference they&#8217;re in.<\/p>\n<p>The playoffs will use a best-of-three format in the first round while the semifinals and WNBA Finals are best of five.<\/p>\n<p>This season also includes a month-long break for the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The Las Vegas Aces are defending back-to-back WNBA champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NALYSSA SMITH has been left &#8220;sick to my stomach&#8221; after a heartbreaking trade in the WNBA. 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