The Aces selected South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Thursday in New York. She became the franchise’s first pick since it relocated to Las Vegas from San Antonio in October.
Basketball
The NBA has released the first-round playoff schedule, and the reigning NBA champs will host the postseason opener.
The Las Vegas Aces unveiled their jerseys Thursday morning on Las Vegas TV station Fox 5, hours before the WNBA Draft in New York City.
The Orlando Magic fired coach Frank Vogel on Thursday, one day after the team wrapped up its sixth consecutive losing season.
Shortly after beating Cleveland on Wednesday night to finish a 29-53 season, the New York Knicks fired Jeff Hornacek.
