Skylar Diggins-Smith did not hold back in her thoughts about the WNBA’s unpleasant travel standards.
Coming off an 83–65 loss to the Mystics on Tuesday, Diggins-Smith and the Mercury (5–9) hopped on a plane Wednesday morning to Indianapolis to face the Fever (4–12) in their third of a four-game road trip.
The five-time WNBA All-Star tweeted that flying the same day “will never sit well” with her.
“Back-to-back away games should never be scheduled, considering we fly commercial (with no security),” Diggins-Smith tweeted. “The [WNBA] wants quality/high level basketball, but doesn’t (seem to) value quality of life for the players.