Even after a loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday in which they scored a season-low 62 points, the Aces still lead the WNBA in offensive rating.
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Las Vegas erased a nine-point deficit late in regulation at the Target Center in Minneapolis, but fell in overtime.
A season-ending knee injury hasn’t dimmed Angel McCoughtry’s enthusiasm for basketball, the Aces or the 2021 WNBA season. Not publicly, anyway. She remains as jovial as ever.
The game, matching Team Wilson vs. Team Delle Donne, will be played at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The 27-year-old will play a set Friday night with recording artists Snoop Dogg and Iggy Azalea at Mandalay Bay’s beach party as part of WNBA All-Star weekend.
The WNBA All-Star Game will be played in Las Vegas for the first time in league history, bringing the best players together for a celebration of community and basketball.
A’ja Wilson scored the go-ahead layup with 46.4 seconds left as the Aces defeated the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm 60-56 on Tuesday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The 6-foot-8-inch center suffered Achilles tendinitis during the WNBA’s offseason and has been working her way back slowly since joining the team last week.
The Las Vegas players were the past three No. 1 overall picks in the WNBA draft. The three, along with Kayla McBride and Liz Cambage, comprise the team’s nucleus.
The team opens its second season in Las Vegas as the betting favorite to win the WNBA championship. Here are five games to watch that could determine its fate.