Chicago Sky star Elena Delle Donne announces she is gay

Chicago Sky superstar Elena Delle Donne, the reigning WNBA MVP, reveals she is gay in an upcoming article in Vogue Magazine.

The story also states that Delle Donne and Amanda Clifton were engaged to be married June 2.

"It was just one of those articles where they came into my home, spent a couple days with me, and (fiancee) Amanda (Clifton) is a huge part of my life," Delle Donne told reporters in Rio de Janeiro, where she and Team USA are preparing for their Olympics opener Sunday against Senegal. "So to leave her out wouldn't have made any sense. It's not a coming-out article or anything. I've been with her for a very long time now, and people who are close to me know that, and that's that."

Delle Donne, who is second in the WNBA in scoring at 21.2 points per game, also told reporters she plans to keep her personal life out of the public eye.

"As the future keeps moving on, I don't plan on having our relationship out in the public and all this media on it, but obviously there's excitement right now because people see it for the first time," she said.

Delle Donne also said her Chicago teammates were already aware of the relationship.