Becky Hammon’s awkward in-game interview with ESPN during the Aces’ season-opening win on Tuesday wasn’t what it looked like, the coach said.
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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will sponsor Las Vegas Aces players this season, paying each of the 12 on the roster $100,000.
The Aces are at the cutting edge of media presentation, as six members of the organization served as on-air talent in some capacity during the offseason.
Former NFL star Tom Brady, a minority owner of the Las Vegas Aces, wrote the entry in Time magazine explaining A’ja Wilson’s inclusion on the most influential list.
The Aces won’t have starting center Kiah Stokes for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, but have options in Cayla George and Alaina Coates.
Point guard Chelsea Gray and center Kiah Stokes have been ruled out for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals after suffering foot injuries in Game 3.
The top-seeded Aces beat the No. 8 Chicago Sky in Game 2 of their first-round series Sunday, advancing to the WNBA semifinals.
The backcourt led the way as the Aces rebounded to beat the Liberty on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena after losing to New York on Tuesday.
Aces point guard Chelsea Gray didn’t make the All-Star Game in 2022, but the ninth-year guard is thriving with the Aces this season while seeking her fifth All-Star appearance.
Becky Hammon insists the team’s decision to trade Dearica Hamby, who was pregnant at the time, was strictly a matter of basketball and salary cap considerations.
Here’s a brief breakdown of every player on the Aces’ 2023 roster, including reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and new face Candace Parker.
No WNBA team has repeated as champion since the Los Angles Sparks in 2002. The loaded Aces have a chance to change that in 2023.
With WNBA legend Candace Parker joining fellow standouts A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, the Aces are chasing history in 2023.
Aces coach Becky Hammon and chief business development officer Jennifer Azzi were announced as finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
The defending WNBA champion Aces will move into a new training facility ahead of the 2023 season, across the street from Raiders headquarters.