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.

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