Candice Wiggins spent her final season in the WNBA with the Liberty in 2015. “Me being heterosexual and straight, and being vocal in my identity as a straight woman was huge.

Candice Wiggins had what many would consider a dream career in the WNBA. She was the No. 3 overall draft pick from Stanford in 2008. She was named the league’s Sixth Woman of the Year as a rookie.

Candice Wiggins claims the WNBA has a bullying culture and is "98 percent gay." The league has no comment, but many current and former players said they've never experienced what she describes.

By early 2011, Candice decided to accept the final pillar of her new self: daughter of Alan Wiggins. Candice had recently arrived in Istanbul, where she would play in a Turkish league.

Candice Wiggins had what many would consider a dream career in the WNBA. She was the No. 3 overall draft pick out of Stanford in 2008. She was named the league’s Sixth Woman of the Year as a rookie.

Candice Wiggins was a college star at Stanford, the third pick of the 2008 WNBA draft and a 2011 champion. And at the mountaintop of her basketball career, her sexuality marred the moment. There is… ...

WNBA President Lisa Borders said she was “stunned and disappointed” to read former New York Liberty star Candice Wiggins found her experience in the league “toxic.”. Wiggins, who retired ...

Former WNBA player Candice Wiggins said her abrupt retirement from the league in 2015 was largely due to what she describes as its “harmful" culture. Candice Wiggins playing for the New York ...

Former WNBA guard Candice Wiggins said there is a “very, very harmful culture” within the league and her heterosexuality was an issue. Wiggins, 30, announced her retirement last March instead ...

Candice Wiggins celebrates a win in 2011. The WNBA has historically been the most forward-thinking sports league in America when it comes to gay rights. The league has actively courted LGBTQ fans ...

Candice Wiggins had what many would consider a dream career in the WNBA. She was the No. 3 overall draft pick out of Stanford in 2008. She was named the league’s Sixth Woman of the Year as a rookie.