{"id":479623,"date":"2025-12-30T08:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/479623\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:22:11","slug":"wnba-star-skylar-diggins-calls-herself-gods-strongest-soldier-amid-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/479623\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Skylar Diggins Calls Herself ‘God’s Strongest Soldier’ Amid Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WNBA star Skylar Diggins<\/strong><\/a> 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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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“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!”<\/p>\n

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“Working, paying the bills, being a present mother and battling through a lot of unknowns… God’s strongest soldier 2025.”<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

W<\/strong><\/a>e broke the story<\/strong><\/a> that she filed for a divorce in March … stating the couple split in November 2024.<\/p>\n

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Skylar told reporters to drop the \u201cSmith\u201d from her last name and address her as Skylar Diggins only\u2728#wnba<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/66U8CloKvj<\/a><\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“Luckily, I\u2019m a big guy and I\u2019ll be able to hold my babies for a long time.”<\/p>\n

The divorce is ongoing.<\/p>\n