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CHICAGO \u2013 Skylar Diggins<\/a> launches a new podcast this week entitled \u201cAnd Mom\u201d that focuses on motherhood and ambition.<\/p>\n In the her short time with the Sky, the seven-time All-Star and mother of two has shared many stories about her children, how things have changed for women in the WNBA with their new CBA, and whether or not her kids played factor in coming to Chicago.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cUh. Yeah. They\u2019re the number one factor in everything I do. Absolutely. Being a single mother, just making sure I put myself in position to provide for my children, taking care of my body so those things can happen, and obviously, building my village \u2013 who that is, starting with my mother and our nanny. Shout out to our nanny. It takes a village. As I become more experienced as a mother, I learn things. It\u2019s great having them. They come to every road trip.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re my two broke little best friends. We\u2019re attached at the hip 24-7. I love them being able to be a part of it \u2013 being around women like this and seeing this in real time and including them in my process.\u201d<\/p>\n At the Sky\u2019s Media Day, Diggins was asked how much motherhood has changed for players in the WNBA and women\u2019s sports in general now compared to when she was pregnant with her first child.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was pregnant the first time, the CBA for \u2018W\u2019 didn\u2019t look any different from the NBA as far as child-bearing people. A lot of people before that \u2013 even experiences with friends and people that I\u2019ve known in the \u2018W\u2019 who\u2019ve had children \u2013 if you got pregnant during that time, they really didn\u2019t say anything. You got half your money. There were no parameters on maternity leave or even options for family planning like we have now.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see the evolution still being one of only three players to come back from multiple pregnancies in this league.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to go through this journey. Motherhood is tough. After my daughter, I had to reconsider if I wanted to still play or not.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you play in leagues like Unrivaled, you have a family room \u2013 one started by mothers, Stewie and Napheesa. You have all the resources and it makes the W[NBA] follow suit. I didn\u2019t have a family room to put my son in. I didn\u2019t have a place to pump my milk. I pumped right in the locker room. Ask Azura [Stevens]. We were in Dallas<\/a>. Pumped right in the locker room and put my milk right in the Gatorades. I didn\u2019t have anywhere else to put it. Things have changed a lot.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I\u2019m most excited about the opportunity for my daughter, whose a threenager right now. Just the hopes of her one day being about to play in this league and to sustain it for her. That was always the goal of mine from Day 1. It\u2019s great for it to come full circle and see what it is right now.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great for my kids to see me play. I don\u2019t have to be like, \u2018Back in my day, baby\u2026\u2019 They can see mama in real time, right now. God willing, hopefully, I\u2019ll be able to play a few more strong years where they can see that and be around these amazing women and amazing people to look up to. It\u2019s been tough, but the most gratifying thing ever to have them a part of my \u2018W\u2019 journey.\u201d<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n