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Even before WNBA All-Star Weekend arrived, it didn’t take long to notice the support for the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. One of the hottest teams in the league right now with some of the biggest names in basketball, the Aces have become a marketing treasure for a league that’s looking to grow and expand […]

This coming weekend is a big one for the WNBA as the All-Star Game is finally here. The event returns to Las Vegas, the home of the Aces after being held in Chicago last season. The Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest will be held on Friday, July 13, the day before the actual WNBA All-Star […]

LeBron James gave praise to Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson on the ESPYs stage on Wednesday night, congratulating her for winning WNBA Player of the Year. “I want to say congratulations to my sister A’Ja Wilson on winning a WNBA Best Player ESPY. And y’all make sure y’all get out there and support those […]

The Las Vegas Aces entered the 2023 season highly motivated to defend their WNBA championship. And the Aces have certainly played like they’re hungry to win more titles, as after their 98-72 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night, they have now begun the season having won 18 of their first 20 games. Just […]

It looks like something’s going on between Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell and Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson, and so fans couldn’t help but wonder what it is. Those following the two players on Twitter have probably seen the rather cryptic exchange between the two. It started with Wilson calling out Mitchell for “showing […]

Las Vegas Aces veteran forward A’ja Wilson left her fans collectively holding their breath when they saw her in an awkward position under the basket during Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Lynx on the road. Fortunately, Wilson did not suffer anything serious, which we now know because she’s even making fun of that scary moment. […]

The 2023 WNBA All-Star game will feature familiar faces, with the same team captains returning many of their favorite stars and teammates to their rosters on Saturday night’s draft. A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart both spotlight as captains for the second consecutive year, and they made sure to draft many of their friends out of […]

The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game Draft took place on Saturday, with New York Liberty veteran Breanna Stewart and Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson serving as team captains. Wilson was awarded the first pick after earning the most fan votes and she stayed loyal to her squad, selecting WNBA Finals MVP Chelsea Gray. As for […]

Reigning WNBA MVP and former South Carolina Gamecocks star A’ja Wilson memorialized late women’s basketball legend Nikki McCray-Penson in a heartfelt post on social media. McCray-Penson, 51, passed away on Friday. Heart hurts like crazy over this one! 💔 such a fighter and a warrior with the sweetest gentle soul! Coach McCray you’ve helped me […]

The Las Vegas Aces and superstar A’ja Wilson have agreed to a two-year contract extension, per Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Wilson, who’s in the midst of another terrific campaign with Las Vegas, commented on the extension, per ESPN as well. “When the Aces made me their first-ever draft pick, they entrusted me with a lot,” […]

The Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty Thursday clash featured plenty of hype. Las Vegas and New York have been two of the best teams in the WNBA this season, so fans expected a competitive affair. Instead, however, the Aces cruised to a 98-81 victory over the Liberty. The win fired up the Las Vegas faithful, […]

So far in the 2023 WNBA season, it feels like it’s been the Las Vegas Aces, and then everybody else. The defending champs are currently 13-1 and hold the best record in the league. The New York Liberty are the closest behind them with a record of 10-3. The Aces’ only loss so far was […]

Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges got savagely rejected by A’ja Wilson when he seemingly shoot his shot at the Las Vegas Aces forward. Instead of focusing on the response and keeping the issue alive, he opted to just resolve things on his own. Bridges quickly went viral on Sunday after he asked Wilson on Twitter […]

A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces have been making headlines of late, which isn’t at all surprising considering how dominant the defending champs have been this season. The Aces are now 12-1 through their first 13 games as they look to go back-to-back this season. Wilson, in particular, has been making all sorts of […]

The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game starters have just been announced, and there are many familiar faces headlining this year’s festivities. Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson have been named captains for each conference, after both serving in the same capacity in the 2022 event. Last year in Chicago, Wilson’s squad defeated Stewart’s, in both player’s fifth […]

Another day, another dominant win for the Las Vegas Aces. In case you were keeping track, that’s now five straight wins for the defending champs after they suffered their first loss of the season to the Connecticut Sun a couple of weeks ago. On Saturday, A’ja Wilson and the Aces flexed their collective muscle in […]

The Las Vegas Aces currently hold an 11-1 record, good for first place in the Western Conference. They hold a five-game lead in the conference as well. Meanwhile, the Aces also have the best record in the WNBA, narrowly in front of the Connecticut Sun (11-3). Aces star A’ja Wilson recently addressed Las Vegas’ talented […]

The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Seattle Storm 96-63 on Thursday. A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum performed well, but it was Jackie Young who led Las Vegas with 28 points in the victory. Notably, Young went 4-7 from beyond the arc. Her shooting efficiency from deep has been impressive this season, and it’s something she’s […]

Las Vegas aces star A’ja Wilson is one of the best players in the WNBA. She continues to reach impressive feats, most recently scoring her 3,000th career point. Wilson stayed humble after reaching the 3,000-point mark though, posting a two-word tweet. big blessings 🤍 https://t.co/4MorHOB3tc — A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) June 9, 2023 “big blessings,” Wilson […]

The Las Vegas Aces kept their perfect start to the season alive on Tuesday night, improving to 7-0 with a win over the Connecticut Sun. Young star A’ja Wilson was thrilled to see her team complete a hard fought victory and had a lot to say after the game about their performance. “We weathered the […]

The Las Vegas Aces are off to one of the best starts in the league with the 2023 WNBA season underway. They improved to 6-0 on Sunday following an 84-80 win against the Indiana Fever on the road. While the game was close, the Aces showed their championship mettle by being able to close the […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson recently shared her brutally honest thoughts on Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA. Although Wilson is excited for Griner to be back in the league, she had one request for the Phoenix Mercury star, via Podcast P with Paul George. With [Brittney Griner] out, it didn't feel the same… […]

The Las Vegas Aces sure looks ready to defend their WNBA title. After destroying the rest of the competition in 2022, Becky Hammon’s squad is picking up where they left off from last season. Las Vegas has now won four straight games to start the 2023 WNBA campaign, and they are doing so in such […]

Who’s going to stop A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces? The Minnesota Lynx certainly aren’t the answer to that question, as they just suffered a 93-74 loss to Wilson and company on Sunday. The Aces’ offense was simply too much to handle for the Lynx. Apart from picking up their fourth win in a […]

The WNBA is back with Opening Weekend games and bettors can take advantage of a profit boost right away. Be sure to stay tuned to our ClutchPoints betting series for more on betting around sports. Brittney Griner was the talk of the WNBA off-season. She is back on the Phoenix Mercury and scored 18 points […]

The Las Vegas Aces are the defending WNBA champions and there’s little reason to believe that they aren’t the preseason favorites to win it all again. They bring back essentially the same core roster as last season along with the major addition of Candace Parker who signed with the team as a free agent in […]

There’s no question that Dawn Staley has emerged as one of the absolute best college coaches in the nation. She’s transformed South Carolina into a perennial powerhouse. So it comes as no surprise that she had her fingerprints all over the WNBA draft. Staley had four seniors in Aliyah Boston, Zia Cooke, Laeticia Amihere and […]

Las Vegas Aces stars A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray have weighed in on the announcement that the Aces are signing All-Star forward Candace Parker and they’re quite excited. Yeerrrrrrrrxvshjsjssjaksk https://t.co/WfJP4TVoWu — Chelsea Gray (@cgray209) January 28, 2023 Parker, the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft, is one of the most memorable players in […]

A huge specter loomed over the 2022 WNBA season after Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia seemed to have no resolution in sight. Griner is not only one of the most decorated players in the WNBA, she is also universally beloved among the basketball community. Thus, Griner’s detainment and later conviction became tough to bear for […]

On a recent podcast appearance, Las Vegas Aces all-star guard Kelsey Plum explained some of the flaws around the discourse over equal pay in professional basketball. The former sixth woman of the year said she “doesn’t think she should be paid as much as LeBron [James]” but wants WNBA players to receive comparable shares of […]

A’ja Wilson has accomplished some much in just a short amount of time in the WNBA. She has won rookie of the year, MVP, defensive player of the year and a championship since being drafted No. 1 overall by the Las Vegas Aces in 2018. Now, she has her eyes on one of the most […]

Coming off their first title in franchise history, the Las Vegas Aces are positioned better than any other WNBA team heading into this offseason. The front office took care of its core throughout the 2022 campaign by extending Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson and Dearica Hamby through the 2023 season. Wilson, who […]

Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum wasn’t too happy with what she saw from NBA 2K when scrolling through Twitter yesterday. The 2022 all-star quote tweeted the game after it posted a graphic of generic players wearing Courtney Vandersloot, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Candace Parker jerseys. Most notably left off: 2022 MVP […]

It must be so much fun to win a championship, and the Las Vegas Aces are certainly proving that there are few better pleasures in life than taking home the biggest acclaim in your respective field. After defeating the Connecticut Sun, 78-71, in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, the Aces are on cloud nine, […]

Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson put in hard work to help lead the team to their 2022 WNBA Title. But now, she is ready to party. The Aces’ star made a bold request on Twitter Tuesday morning, and her request is destined to provide plenty of people with mixed memories of their college days. […]

Few have risen to the top ranks of the WNBA in the way A’ja Wilson has. In such a short amount of time, she has solidified her place as one of the greatest WNBA players to ever play and collected an assortment of accolades already. The 6-foot-5 forward is one of the premiere talents in […]

The Las Vegas Aces are one win away from claiming the ultimate prize in the WNBA after defeating the Connecticut Sun, 85-71, in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. 2022 WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson has done more than her fair share to shoulder the load offensively, averaging 25 points and 10.5 rebounds in the two […]

The Las Vegas Aces are now just one win away from their first WNBA Finals title after taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night at home. Following the victory, they had a special guest show up in the locker room. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who Becky Hammon […]

It’s all looking up for Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson. Almost a week after being named the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season, Wilson and the Aces are now in the driver’s seat in the WNBA Finals, leading the series 2-0 against the Connecticut Sun after a rousing 85-71 Game 2 victory. […]