ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Layshia Clarendon, a former player for the Atlanta Dream and the WNBA’s first transgender nonbinary player, has retired. Clarendon, who uses she/her, they/them and he/him pronouns, announced their retirement on Instagram.

Star, and the first openly non-binary WNBA player. We honor the impact she made not only with their game, but with their voice.

After 12 seasons in the WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon has announced their retirement from the league.

Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon, who was the WNBA’s first openly transgender and nonbinary player as well as an All-Star in 2017, has retired after 12 seasons

Clarendon, a leader in the WNBA’s social justice initiatives, the league’s first openly transgender and nonbinary player and a 2017 All-Star, sat out the final month of the season for what the

Layshia Clarendon, who led Cal to a berth in the 2013 Women’s Final Four and was an historic player in the WNBA as the league’s first openly transgender and nonbinary player, announced they are tiring after a 12-year professional career.