The women’s sporting organization is contesting its first basketball season at what’s now called Athletes Unlimited Arena at the Sport Center of Las Vegas — playing two games three nights per week through Feb. 26.
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Aces center Liz Cambage returned to practice last week after a lengthy bout with COVID-19, and is ready to battle with Pheonix Mercury center Brittney Griner in a matchup of perhaps the league’s top two centers.
Riquna Williams has adapted to a new role during her first season with the Aces. One that calls for her to defend some of the league’s best perimeter players on a nightly basis.
Point guard Chelsea Gray keyed a fourth-quarter comeback and made the go-ahead jumper late in overtime as the Aces defeated the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm.
The Aces’ Jackie Young is morphing into a two-way menace who can score, create and stifle opposing guards and wings.
A’ja Wilson couldn’t play because of a sprained ankle, but Kayla McBride scored 13 points and Liz Cambage had eight points and six rebounds to cap All-Star weekend.
Indiana Fever guard Erica Wheeler of Team Wilson had 25 points and seven assists to earn MVP honors Saturday before an announced crowd of 9,157 at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The Aces committed 19 turnovers Thursday night and stumbled to a sloppy 86-74 road loss to the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center.