Is WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart deaf? What is the truth behind this rumour? Learn all there is to know.
New York Liberty power forward Breanna Stewart is widely known as one of the most famous basketball superstars in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Stewart has not only been one of the most decorated athletes in history, but since 2010 — when she was 16 — she has become one of the most decorated basketball players ever. In fact, Stewart added to her career honours by winning a second Most Valuable Player award recently.
Breanna Stewart won her second MVP award after a career-best scoring season in her first season with the New York Liberty, the league announced Tuesday. She edged out Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas, who made triple-double history, and Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson, who won the 2022 award. Stewart earned 20 of the 60 first-place votes and 446 total points (23 second-place and 17 third-place votes). Thomas was second with 439 points (23 first-place votes) and Wilson third with 433 points (17 first-place votes).
Stewart’s success has earned her a lot of attention from sports fans all over the world, however, that has its downsides as well as she is subject to a lot of rumours – some of which are often baseless. The latest rumour that has surfaced about Stewart is that she is deaf – and as fans have searched on the internet trying to validate the rumour, we are here to confirm or debunk it at your service. So is Breanna Stewart deaf? As it turns out, Stewart is not deaf and does not have any sort of hearing impairment.
Besides her legendary basketball career, Stewart is also known for being an LBGTQ activist and part of the community herself. Stewart is currently engaged to fellow WNBA player Marta Xargay Casademont, and the pair even have a child together. Here is all you need to know about the relationship between the two.
Since when have Breanna Stewart and Marta Xargay Casademont dated?
Stewart and Xargay have been dating since 2019. They began their relationship while playing together in Russia, right after Stewart was injured. Stewart said that she decided then to freeze her eggs, which she has called “probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.” She began thinking about “her future” for the first time following the injury, leading her to want a child. “Why can’t I be the best player and have a baby? Why can’t we do both?” Stewart recounted.
Stewart proposed to Xargay in May 2020 and on July 6, 2021, they tied the knot. Stewart said that trying to have a family while playing sports was what she wanted, but “As a women’s basketball player, it’s like, ‘OK, how do you do that? How do you plan that perfectly so the baby comes during the summer?’” Although they were “cutting it close” with the Olympics, Stewart credits her surrogate for working with them to make the process possible.”
When was Breanna Stewart and Marta Xargay Casademont’s child born?
WNBA stars, Olympic competitors, and newlyweds Breanna Stewart and Marta Xargay Casademont welcomed their first child together in August 2021.
The couple announced their daughter Ruby Mae Stewart Xargay was born on August 9, the day after Stewart won an Olympic gold medal with the United States Women’s National Basketball team. Prior to winning gold in Tokyo, Stewart was chosen as one of five Sportspersons of the Year, the top honor issued by Sports Illustrated, in 2020. Xargay won a silver medal with Spain in 2016 and just retired from basketball in July after being part of nine championship teams and three gold medal-winning Eurobasket teams in her career.
The baby, Ruby Mae Stewart Xargay, was born via surrogate on August 9, 2021, the couple revealed first to People magazine. Stewart had 14 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots in Team USA’s gold medal game victory against the host nation Japan the day before. In a new short film with Bleacher Report, Stewart revealed she considered giving Ruby the middle name “Tokyo” following the win. Stewart also made history with her second MVP award on Tuesday.
How did Breanna Stewart make history?
This is the second time in league history that the winner received fewer first-place votes than the runner-up.
Sheryl Swoopes won the 2005 award over Lauren Jackson with four fewer first-place votes. The 2023 award is the second-smallest margin (seven points) between the top-two finishers in WNBA history. The 2005 award was the smallest with two points separating Swoopes and Jackson. Players receive 10 points for a first-place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth.
Stewart accepted the award prior to Tuesday’s Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals, expressing gratitude for a number of people, including those who did — or didn’t — vote for her.
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