The Aces and their fans celebrated their 2023 WNBA championship with a parade on the Strip and they weren’t hesitant to talk about a third consecutive title in 2024.
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There was a lot of love and admiration spoken as the Las Vegas Aces celebrated their second straight WNBA championship at Toshiba Plaza.
The No. 1-seeded Aces host the No. 4 Dallas Wings, hoping to limit the impact of Dallas’ center rotation. Game 1 is Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
A’ja Wilson tied the WNBA single-game scoring record Tuesday, but teammates and coaches say it’s everything else she brings to the team that makes her special.
The Aces are unbeaten at Michelob Ultra Arena ahead of the team’s upcoming five-game homestand, which begins Saturday against the surging Indiana Fever.
Tom Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion who retired after last season, has acquired ownership interest in the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
The Aces haven’t addressed Dearica Hamby’s allegation that she was discriminated against because of her pregnancy, a claim being investigated by the WNBA’s Players Association.
After seeing Plum in action at an Aces game, Tom Brady sent Kelsey Plum a package with a signed jersey and some swag from his TB12 brand, according to ESPN.
Kelsey Plum led the Aces with 29 points and A’ja Wilson added 24 as the Aces used a fourth quarter rally to pull past the Sparks.
The Aces made 18 3-pointers to tie the WNBA record and rolled past former teammate Liz Cambage and the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Chelsea Gray has agreed to a multiyear deal with the Aces, securing another vital piece of the team’s core for the future.
Three-on-three basketball is played on a half court with a 12-second shot clock. Baskets inside the arc are a point and outside are two.
The Aces were the No. 1 seed for the playoffs despite shooting by far the fewest 3-pointers in the regular season at 254. They made 93, the only team that hit fewer than 100.
Las Vegas coach Bill Laimbeer was supposed to coach Team Delle Donne while Washington coach Mike Thibault was scheduled to coach Team Wilson. But the two made an informal agreement to switch ahead of the draft, and the rest of the league’s coaches backed it — prompting Delle Donne to propose the swap.
Dearica Hamby started in place of injured star A’ja Wilson and scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Las Vegas.