The second-year wing signed a seven-day contract with the Aces on Tuesday. She played in 31 games for the team last season, averaging 2.5 points and 9.1 minutes.
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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.
The Aces resumed their suspended game against the Washington Mystics on Monday, and fell 99-70 at T-Mobile Arena.
The two WNBA powers are set to finish Monday what they started last month, this time at 7 p.m. inside T-Mobile Arena because of a scheduling conflict at Mandalay Bay.
Kayla McBride made a corner 3-pointer with 29.6 seconds left Saturday and converted two free throws with 18.9 seconds left to help the Aces clinch a 75-70 win at Dallas.
The 25-year-old was diagnosed with the condition before the 2018 season and never played for the Aces. She was traded to Dallas and is averaging 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds.
Coaches, players and WNBA executives were thrilled with the show that Las Vegas put on for the All-Star Game last weekend.
Kayla McBride scored 19 points Thursday night, but the Aces sputtered in the fourth quarter en route to a 76-68 road loss to the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center.
The 6-foot-3-inch forward has started the past three games in place of the injured Wilson and is averaging 18.7 points and 9.0 rebounds and shooting 65.7 percent.
Before he played for the Detroit Pistons and then went on to be a successful WNBA coach, Bill Laimbeer spent a season playing a Sleestak on the hit television show ‘Land of the Lost.’
Las Vegas forward Dearica Hamby started for the third straight game in place of the injured A’ja Wilson, and recorded a team-high 18 points, 11 rebounds and two steals.
The Aces returned to practice Monday for the first time since the All-Star break, and are focused on building on the positives of the first half of the season — and improving some of the negatives.
The Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics on Aug. 5 will complete their game that was suspended at halftime because of an earthquake earlier this month, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
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.
MGM Resorts’ original plan was for Mandalay Bay Events Center to compete with The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood.
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.
