Skylar Diggins Interview: Why She Hid Her Pregnancy From the WNBA

WNBA star Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth, her co-host on the And Mom podcast, join The Mike Muse Show. Skylar explains why she kept her first pregnancy under wraps, how players fought for the family planning protections in the new CBA, and what it took to come back from two pregnancies. Cassidy opens up about building a broadcasting career and starting a family at the same time. Listen to The Mike Muse Show on SiriusXM Urban View, channel 126. Follow @IAmMikeMuse on Instagram, TikTok and Threads. 0:00 She kept her pregnancy a secret 0:05 Welcome Skylar Diggins and Cassidy 1:04 How Skylar changed the WNBA 1:55 Nike, Puma and the headbands 3:43 Women broadcasters and gendering sports 5:23 How the WNBA crossed into pop culture 6:29 Investing in stars beyond Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese 8:16 Sellouts, viewership and the new CBA 10:36 From a Tulsa expansion team to sold-out arenas 12:03 Roc Nation and skipping overseas 15:01 Coming back from two pregnancies 16:31 Half pay if you told them you were pregnant 18:15 Pumping at halftime 19:40 How Skylar's experience changed the CBA 21:20 What Unrivaled got right for moms 22:39 Peak performance, peak fertility 25:01 Cassidy on pregnancy and broadcasting 29:04 The first lawyer at her firm to get pregnant 30:48 Nobody asks LeBron who's watching his kids 32:16 Where to find And Mom #SkylarDiggins #WNBA #AndMom #TheMikeMuseShow