The WNBA club didn’t provide a timetable for the return of the second-year forward, who is averaging a team-high 15.4 points to go with 6.6 rebounds this season.
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A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 28 points Thursday night, but the Aces struggled defensively and fell 95-72 to the Washington Mystics at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Center Liz Cambage is expected to practice with the Aces on Tuesday and the team opens its season Sunday against Los Angeles at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Aces standouts A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will represent USA Basketball at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup from Sept. 22 to 30 in Tenerife, Spain.
As the final seconds of their inaugural season filtered through the hourglass and the clock around Flavor Flav’s neck, it occurred that the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces had lasted longer than the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League.
Aces coach Bill Laimbeer confirmed Wednesday that third-year point guard Moriah Jefferson will practice Thursday, marking the next step in the return from a knee injury that cost her the last year of her professional career.
With the NHL Awards Wednesday night, the Golden Knights hope to take home some hardware. Now, they’re nominated for even more awards.
With the Golden Knights now in the offseason, the Statue of Liberty has switched allegiances for the Las Vegas Aces’ inaugural season, donning a no. 18 Aces jersey.
The Aces began their inaugural season in Las Vegas with a 101-65 loss Sunday to the Connecticut Sun at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
