Aces center Liz Cambage, who is fully vaccinated, is experiencing mild symptoms and isolating until she clears the WNBA’s health and safety protocols.
Basketball
With COVID restrictions being lifted and rims back in place, Las Vegas playground basketball players slowly make their way back to the courts.
As major events like the NCAA Tournament were canceled and professional leagues hit the pause button, the importance of sports in our lives became even more clear.
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted substantial financial damage on the Las Vegas sports scene. Fans may need patience before a full recovery takes place.
NBA superstar Russell Westbrook was with a group, including Reggie Bush, at Encore Beach Club.
The Las Vegas Aces will be without center Liz Cambage for the WNBA season in Florida. Cambage is opting out because of health concerns.
Albert Hall is hoping to salvage Vegas Summer League in the fall, but for now is focusing his efforts on The Basketball Tournament, which begins Saturday.
Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital.
Mayor Goodman’s comments on CNN last month reportedly damaged Las Vegas’ chances of hosting the NBA upon the resumption of its season. But they did not extinguish the possibility entirely.
MGM Resorts acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle has been in talks with various sports leagues about hosting games without fans at their facilities.
If the NBA resumes its season in Las Vegas without fans amid the coronavirus pandemic, it already has a blueprint for how to do it.
Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She was 58.
The WNBA is postponing the start of its regular season amid the coronavirus pandemic, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced in a statement Friday.
Publisher Norman Jacobs said he wanted to provide the service to help fill the void while the season is delayed because of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Aces players Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson and Lindsay Allen are in Las Vegas during the coronavirus pandemic and finding different ways to fill free time.
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