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Acclaro Employee Fired After Racist Text to Dearica Hamby, WNBA Bans Sender

Public sleuthing that identified the sender forced employer discipline and exposed gaps in protecting players’ personal contact information.

The controversy gained public attention when Dearica Hamby posted a screenshot of a text she said came from an unknown number.
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Overview

  • Dearica Hamby posted a screenshot of an offensive text with the sender’s phone number on Aug. 24, and social‑media users quickly traced the number to an Acclaro Medical employee.
  • The message included a racial slur, compared Hamby to an animal, and featured a monkey emoji as shown in Hamby’s post.
  • Acclaro Medical suspended the employee during an internal review on Aug. 25 and confirmed on Sept. 1 that the person is no longer employed there, saying the conduct did not reflect company values.
  • The WNBA issued a statement condemning the abuse, said it stands with Hamby, and announced a permanent ban on the individual from league games and events.
  • This episode follows similar cases this season involving Chelsea Gray and Alyssa Thomas and sharpens calls from players for stronger protections and clearer ways to stop how personal contact details reach harassers.