{"id":909263,"date":"2026-07-03T06:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/909263\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T06:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:50:14","slug":"hailey-van-lith-stuns-with-business-grunge-outfit-for-sun-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/909263\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailey Van Lith stuns with business-grunge outfit for Sun game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hailey Van Lith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/hailey-van-lith-pregame-outfit-sun-liberty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">turned heads<\/a> with her pregame outfit on Thursday. She arrived at PeoplesBank Arena with her Connecticut Sun teammates to take on the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The No. 11 pick of the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WNBA<\/a> draft wore a cropped dark maroon leather moto jacket with wide lapels. It was on top of a light blue button-up collared shirt worn cropped to expose her midriff. She paired it with high-waisted, pleated dark grey miniskirt featuring a silver wallet chain and a vintage-style key hanging from the waist. Van Lith completed her look with black leather platform loafers and a yellow quilted leather clutch bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/hailey-van-lith-pregame-outfit-sun-liberty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hailey Van Lith\u2019s pregame outfit for first Sun game is a must-see<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sun posted a picture of the 5-foot-9 guard from her tunnel walk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaTwEHTEWoR\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">on Instagram<\/a>. Fans reacted to it in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHVL \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHailey \ud83d\ude0d,\u201d one reaction read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSlide 1\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25,\u201d a user wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHVL needs to be starting over Walker. Omg,\u201d posted another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c#HVL,\u201d another fan commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHVL sitting there doing nothing. Just waiting her career away due to incompetence,\u201d one comment read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas defeated Connecticut 86-83. Paige Bueckers spearheaded the visiting team\u2019s charge with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Leila Lacan, on the other hand, led the way for the Sun with 18 points and five assists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-195313 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-wnba tag-connecticut-sun tag-hailey-van-lith tag-wnba mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[13][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"513\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01jrwjntjret9p74cehp-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hailey Van Lith on the orange carpet before the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards.\" class=\"wp-image-6837\" \/>Hailey Van Lith on the orange carpet before the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards.  | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Hailey Van Lith this season<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connecticut claimed Van Lith off waivers on May 6. She suited up in nine games for the team and impressed with her numbers. However, the Sun waived her on May 28 before signing her to a developmental contract two days later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 24-year-old is averaging 7.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 10 appearances. She is eligible for 12 total games as a development player.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hailey Van Lith turned heads with her pregame outfit on Thursday. 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