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Fans Are Worried After Reported Seattle Storm News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Currently holding a 4–4 record, the Seattle Storm has experienced both impressive victories and disappointing losses so far during their 2025 season. Their star point guard, Skylar Diggins, leads the team with an average of 16.8 points and 6.4 assists per game, while Nneka Ogwumike contributes around nine rebounds per game. Their recent 83–77 victory over the Dallas Wings snapped a three-game losing streak on Tuesday.
But off the court, the Storm have faced challenges. It was announced on Wednesday morning by sports journalist Khristina Williams that there is currently an investigation being launched into the Storm's coaching staff by the WNBA and league security.
Williams provided no additional information about the case, which caused confusion and suspicions from fans.
"why kind of investigation?" a fan asked on X. "that's very broad."
An X user wrote, "Will like to read the details on this."
"For what?" another wrote. "This post is so vague."
"Excuse me?????," an X user posted.
"AND league security?!?" someone commented. "Dang."
"Jewel tried to tell everybody," one fan wrote.
Jewell Loyd, who now plays for the Las Vegas Aces but originally played for the Storm for 10 seasons, filed a complaint against Noelle Quinn and the coaching staff back in November 2024. An investigation was conducted, but it concluded without finding any violations. Lloyd requested a trade hours after the conclusion was announced.
The news of the investigation was released hours after Chinese basketball player Li Yueru requested a trade. Many are wondering if her requesting a trade has anything to do with the investigation.
"Can we get an update?" a user asked Williams, who has not posted on X for the past hour. "Does this have to do with the recent trade request????"
"Li said 'I don’t want no part in this. Get me outta hereeee,'" a WNBA fan account joked.
Another joked, "WNBA don’t overreact to a trade request challenge: impossible."
"Where there’s constant smoke 💨…." someone speculated.
Seattle or the WNBA has yet to comment on the ongoing investigation, and additional details have not been released.
The Storm is set to play against the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.
Related: Indiana Fever Responds to WNBA Investigation Involving Angel Reese
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
