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Las Vegas Aces news, scores, highlights and game reports for the two-time WNBA champs, led by A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young.
Liz Cambage on Sunday night revealed on Instagram that Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller told a referee she weighed 300 pounds while arguing a call in Sunday’s game.
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.
Liz Cambage revealed on Instagram after a loss on Sunday that Curt Miller told a referee she weighed 300 pounds. Miller apologized Monday morning.
The lethargic Aces struggled to match Connecticut’s physicality and faltered in a rematch of last year’s WNBA semifinals Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Former No. 1 pick Jackie Young is off to a torrid start in her third WNBA season, averaging 16.7 points in 32.3 minutes per game.
Chelsea Gray had a team-high 18 points to go with six assists for Las Vegas. A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young and Dearica Hamby each scored 17 for the Aces, who improved to 2-1.
The Las Vegas Aces owner hit Stripsteak at Mandalay Bay to host five ex-players from his new WNBA team’s past 25 years.
The Aces will begin their 16-game home slate against the Los Angeles Sparks and will play four of their next five games within the friendly confines of Mandalay Bay.
In her second game with the Aces, Chelsea Gray showcased her cerebral feel for the point, totaling 11 points and seven assists Tuesday in an 96-80 road victor
The Aces were much more cohesive on defense Tuesday during a 96-80 road victory over the Seattle Storm, whom they lost to Saturday. Jackie Young scored a career-high 21 points to lead Las Vegas.
Plum is among a group of WNBA players set to represent USA Basketball next week in three-on-three competition at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Graz, Austria. She’ll play against the Storm on Tuesday, but could miss six games afterward.
A’ja Wilson scored 24 points on Saturday, but the Aces fell 97-83 to the Seattle Storm in their regular season opener in suburban Seattle.
The Aces open their season Saturday with the first of two consecutive games against the Storm in Seattle, giving them their first litmus test in a season that’ll surely include plenty.
After losing Angel McCoughtry to a season-ending knee injury, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young are the only returning rotation players who played in last year’s WNBA Finals.
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