Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue was at the World Series of Poker on Friday supporting a player in the $5,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em 8-handed event.
Basketball
A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young are reportedly headed to the 2024 Olympics. The Aces are off to a 5-3 start without the injured Gray.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden will honor the Aces’ second straight WNBA title Thursday at the White House.
The UNLV men’s basketball team concludes its regular season Saturday night at UNR. The Rebels enter Saturday with a chance to claim a share of the Mountain West title.
UNLV forward Jalen Hill is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the Rebels said Monday night.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team will play its first game since a shooting on campus when it takes on Loyola Marymount on Saturday at the Dollar Loan Center.
No wonder LeBron James wants to own an NBA franchise in Las Vegas. It’s a city he personifies in personality and play as he seeks the In-Season Tournament title.
The UNLV men’s basketball team fell flat in its season opener against Southern on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The goals include making players like Aces forward A’ja Wilson household names, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in her state of the league address.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum scored a game-high 26 points Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, relying not on her shooting but rather her improved finishing around the rim.
All-Star wing Jackie Young scored a playoff career-best to lead the top-seeded Aces to a Game 1 win against the No. 2 New York Liberty on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
A’ja Wilson scored 30 points as the Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury on Friday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Aces can secure the top playoff seed Sunday.
Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson scored 28 points in 24 minutes to lead the Aces back into the win column by beating the Dallas Wings.
The Pac-12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and football championship game will be played as scheduled in Las Vegas this coming year, but what happens after that remains to be seen.
Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy, a former Coronado standout, was one of the shining stars on the second day of the NBA Summer League.