Six-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic champion Jewell Loyd has requested a trade from the Seattle Storm, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because they weren’t authorized to talk publicly on the matter.
Loyd’s trade request came hours after the Storm completed an investigation into internal allegations of workplace policy violations by the coaching staff.
“No findings of policy violations or any discrimination, harassment or bullying,” a team statement said. “To protect the integrity of the process, and to preserve confidentiality, we chose not to comment while the investigation was ongoing. The Storm will continue to provide a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect.”
The Storm hired outside counsel to investigate the allegations upon receiving notice of the complaints.
The trade request and investigation were first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. Loyd is from Lincolnwood and starred at Niles West in Skokie and at Notre Dame.
She has played her entire career in Seattle and helped the Storm win two WNBA championships since they drafted her with the No. 1 pick in 2015. She won the Rookie of the Year award that season.
The 31-year-old guard has played for coach Noelle Quinn over the last three-plus seasons after being Quinn’s teammate from 2016-18.
The Storm made a huge splash in free agency last offseason, adding Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith to the roster. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Las Vegas Aces.