Aces forward A’ja Wilson played one of the best games of her career, finishing with 33 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks in a Game 2 victory over the Seattle Storm.
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Former Aces center Liz Cambage expressed displeasure with the WNBA’s pay structure Tuesday, tweeting the league is one in which “a head coach can get paid 4X the highest paid players super max contract.”
Aces coach Bill Laimbeer said after Thursday’s loss to the Phoenix Mercury that he’s “getting a little tired of the referees and the way they referee us versus the other team.”
Aces center Liz Cambage, who is fully vaccinated, is experiencing mild symptoms and isolating until she clears the WNBA’s health and safety protocols.
Every game is of the utmost importance as the Aces jockeys for positioning in the WNBA standings. Right now, Las Vegas is a full two games ahead of the Seattle Storm for the No. 2 seed.
The Aces’ Dearica Hamby earned WNBA All-Star honors this week for the first time in her seven-year career. The versatile reserve is averaging 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds.
Liz Cambage scored 28 points Tuesday afternoon, but the Aces fell to the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Aces forward A’ja Wilson on Monday was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week.
The Aces told the veteran guard on May 23 that she would be released. But they decided against it, and she has provided a lift off the bench in the first two games.
The Aces have re-signed restricted free-agent wing Dearica Hamby. Terms of the deal were not available. Hamby played in 33 games last season — all as a reserve — and scored 7.4 points per game.