Ever since she was young, DeWanna knew she wanted to be a basketball player so she attended  Auburn University and became the part of the basketball team. “I was just overseas, and my son didn’t go with me,” Hartley, 27, said. The Connecticut Sun’s Bria Holmes, right, and the Phoenix Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner, shown in an Aug. 1 game, took different paths toward parenting in the WNBA bubble. Her parents are LaShelle Bonner and Greg McCall. DeWanna Bonner had 19 points and nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 77-74. When I go overseas I leave her home, so I didn’t want to leave her home. Hartley brought along her 3-year-old son, Bryson. The New Haven native brought her 1-year-old daughter, Diona, with her to Florida. Bonner, who’s married to Indiana Fever guard Candice Dupree, is used to being away from her children for prolonged periods while playing overseas. She was also seventh in rebounding (6.6) and helped her team finish second (17-3) behind unbeaten powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg. “We tried to have her at a practice early and she was a little cranky,” Miller said of Diona, with a smile. The maximum salary in the new collective bargaining agreement agreed to this offseason is $215,000.
Bonner’s Sun teammate, New Haven native Bria Holmes, shared the same concerns as other players as cases of COVID-19 began to skyrocket in the Sunshine State last month. Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed. “I have a great support system who watches them, and I pretty much pop on FaceTime all day.”. I took a risk bringing her here, but I’m happy I did. I feel safe, and she’s safe. Cox spent nine seasons with the Mercury and was their president and chief marketing officer in her final two seasons. (WNBA). It’s a true story for other players that there’s sacrifices. "Let’s just say when they go down for bed, I’m not too far behind them!". UMMC has won two straight FIBA EuroLeague women's titles, Europe's most prestigious tournament, and four of the last seven. I just had to remind myself that I’m working to provide for them.”. Nearly 1,600 miles separated DeWanna Bonner and Cali and Demi, her two-year-old twin daughters, for most of the previous five months. Holmes’ teammates and coaches seem to like having Diona around, as well. She’s a celeb for sure. The couple walked down the aisle together in 2016 and have been together ever since. She holds American/Macedonian nationality and her zodiac sign is Scorpio. They’re taking it in stride.”. I took a risk bringing her here, but I’m happy I did. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day), In this July 12, 2019, file photo, Phoenix Mercury guard DeWanna Bonner drives to the basket against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena.
"Russia is way too cold for them," Bonner quipped. "We were all pretty much just ready to go at that point. That’s all that matters.”, UNCASVILLE, CT - JULY 12: Connecticut Sun guard Bria Holmes (32) in action during a WNBA game between Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun on July 12, 2019, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images), Photo: Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, New York Liberty guard Bria Hartley (14) looks to pass during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, in New York. Two of its starters were 2019 All-WNBA first-team picks (Brittney Griner, Bonner's former Phoenix teammate, and Courtney Vandersloot). Bonner's relationship with Cox helped the Sun's courtship process. Bonner is the kind of versatile, hybrid player that Sun coach and general manager Curt Miller loves. "I’m pretty excited to get to know everyone and begin the journey of trying to help bring Connecticut its first championship.". The player is definitely of the strong players in her team and she has been successful so far in her career, therefore, harnessing handsome salaries and having a net worth that is very impressive, to say the least. She also received her bachelor's degree in psychology in 2009. The 10-year veteran was fifth in scoring last season (17.2 ppg) and tied for ninth in rebounding (7.6), making her one of five players to finish in the top 10 in both categories (Liz Cambage, 2019 WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, Natasha Howard and Nneka Ogwumike were the others). "I’ve never experienced anything like that in my life, especially because I’ve spent my entire career in Phoenix, but I met with Curt and Amber here in Birmingham and we had a great time. The Connecticut Sun’s Bria Holmes during a preseason game in 2019.


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