Love is a team sport! 

From left: Hockey stars Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey; and WNBA stars DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas.Elsa/Getty Images; Alex Slitz/Getty Images

WNBA fans everywhere were heartbroken when NaLyssa Smith was recently traded to the Las Vegas Aces after briefly being reunited with her girlfriend DiJonai Carrington on the basketball court when they were both on the Dallas Wings.

Carrington and Smith may have been split up, but there are plenty of other sapphic couples who are currently making lesbians dreams come true by kicking butt on the same team together.

From basketball teammates in love to soccer stars getting engaged to their teammates to hockey players getting to play on the same team, there is love in the air in the world of women’s professional sports.

DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas (Phoenix Mercury — WNBA)

After spending her first decade in the WNBA playing for the Phoenix Mercury, DeWanna Bonner was traded away from her team and away from her fiancé and fellow Mercury player Alyssa Thomas. But luckily for fans and the happy couple, the lovebirds were reunited this week when Bonner was picked back up by the Mercury.

Marta and Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride — NWSL)

Soccer GOAT Marta has played in six consecutive Olympics and is the leading scorer in the history of both men’s and women’s World Cups, but now she’s also playing on the same team as the love of her life. In August 2024, Marta got engaged to fellow Orlando Pride star Carrie Lawrence.

This isn’t the first time Marta has dated someone on her own team. Back in 2021, she was also engaged to Orlando Pride’s Toni Presley, before the relationship ended.

Nina Jobst Smith and Ashton Bell (Vancouver — PWHL)

Hockey stars Nina Jobst Smith and Ashton Bell both played together for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs but were then separated. Now the happy couple is being reunited after they were both drafted by Vancouver for the 2025 season.

Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal Victoire — PWHL)

Hockey power couple Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin used to like keeping a low profile, but the athletes got married last year and have been more public about their love for each other and their shared sport. Stacey and Poulin haven’t always played for the same team, but they were both on Team Canada during the 2022 Olympics and are now lucky enough to be teammates on the Montreal Victoire.

Diamante and Kiara Hogan (All Elite Wrestling)

All Elite Wrestling’s Diamante and Kiara Hogan made their relationship public back in 2019 and have been a wrestling power couple ever since. They may not be teammates in the traditional way, but both athletes wrestle for the same organization and frequently do promotion together.