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As the dust settles on their WNBA championship celebrations, Las Vegas Aces Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young are preparing to don the red, white, and blue for Team USA women’s basketball in a series of high-profile exhibition games. The Aces secured their league supremacy with a dramatic win at the Barclays Center on Oct. 19, […]

The city of Las Vegas recently held a wild parade to celebrate the Las Vegas Aces’ second straight WNBA championship, and amidst the excitement, star guard Kelsey Plum made a bold championship promise. “We’re just going to keep coming back, and everyone hates it,” Plum confidently declared during the championship celebration, as captured in a […]

In the aftermath of the Las Vegas Aces’ 2023 WNBA championship win over the New York Liberty, a lot of emotions have come out from the Aces’ side of things. In particular, Kelsey Plum couldn’t fathom just how much adversity the Aces have overcome en route to winning their second straight title, and in expressing […]

The Las Vegas Aces recaptured the WNBA championship by defeating the New York Liberty in a star-studded series. They held on for the win in Game 4 over the team that had beaten them in the Commissioner’s Cup tournament and had been billed as their main rivals all season long. The Aces triumphed despite injuries […]

It may have seemed inevitable from the moment they began to dominate the opposition in the regular season, but on Wednesday night, the Las Vegas Aces finally took their seat atop the WNBA totem pole, claiming their second consecutive championship with a 70-69 win in Game 4 of the Finals against the New York Liberty. […]

The Las Vegas Aces are losing key players Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes entering the fourth game of the WNBA Finals. This may have allowed the tides to change in favor of the New York Liberty. But, all of these coupled with their disheartening game three loss do not faze Kelsey Plum. Furthermore, she outlines […]

When you think of the Las Vegas Aces, A’ja Wilson comes to mind first. Some may even think of All-Star guard Kelsey Plum or even veteran star Chelsea Gray. But one underrated piece for the Aces is Jackie Young, who will be Las Vegas’ X-factor in their WNBA Finals clash against the New York Liberty. […]

The Las Vegas Aces have been the top team in the WNBA all season long and are the heavy favorites to repeat as WNBA champions. The Aces have no shortage of star power with a quartet of All-Stars in A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. Wilson is an MVP candidate and is […]

The stage is set for the semi-finals of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs as the No. 1 seed Las Vegas Aces square off against the Dallas Wings in a best-of-five series. Game 1 of the Las Vegas-Dallas clash will be on Monday as A’ja Wilson and the Aces prepare to defend their crown. Ahead of the […]

Let the real games begin. In their quest for back-to-back WNBA championships, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces left no crumbs on their way to a historic 34-6 campaign. The Aces dominated the 2023 regular season in every sense of the word. Las Vegas had the most potent offense in the WNBA. They led the […]

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller sat down with Ryan Clark on an episode of “The Pivot” and discussed what married life has been like. Ryan Clark went on to ask Waller who is the better athlete between him and his wife, Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum. “I think I have, probably have […]

The Las Vegas Aces own the best record in the WNBA. A’ja Wilson has led the charge for Las Vegas, establishing herself as an MVP candidate once again. Kelsey Plum has also played a pivotal role in the Aces’ success. She recently addressed her plan of attack as the Aces prepare for another championship run. […]

The Las Vegas Aces are setting records left and right with what has been a stellar 2023 season to this point. And in a season full of high points, there may have been nothing more exciting in the Aces’ season thus far than star player A’ja Wilson’s incredible 53-point explosion in a 117-100 win over […]

With Becky Hammon heading to the Hall of Fame, A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and the rest of the Las Vegas Aces also made sure to show their coach plenty of love. The Aces’ social media account shared a video on Saturday showing the players sending their love and congratulatory messages to Hammon as she was […]

There’s the Las Vegas Aces, and then there’s the rest of the WNBA. That’s how this season has looked so far. The defending champs are in a class of their own and are the overwhelming favorites to repeat as WNBA champions. They are a league-leading 23-2 and they just matched the former Houston Comets record-setting […]

Another day, another win for the Las Vegas Aces. This time around, they took down the Dallas Wings, 104-91, en route to amazingly, their 23rd win in 25 games so far this season. Kelsey Plum led the way for the Aces on Sunday night, dropping a game-high 28 points on a highly efficient 8-of-14 from […]

The WNBA has gotten a lot of flak over the last few years. Some of the criticism lobbied at the W were unwarranted, a product of unnecessary hate. That’s not to say that the league doesn’t have flaws, though. Some of the league’s… practices have come under fire. One of the most criticized things last […]

When Chelsea Gray stepped up to the podium for a media availability session before the WNBA All-Star Skills Challenge, she didn’t think she was going to be doing it alone. Sure enough, her Las Vegas Aces teammate and backcourt partner Kelsey Plum sauntered in late after Gray had already begun taking questions. Gray gave her […]

Kelsey Plum was not going to let the Las Vegas Aces suffer back-to-back losses, and she showed that with a scintillating performance on Sunday to lead her team to a 113-89 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on the road. In fact, Plum put together a show nobody had ever seen before in the history of […]

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 […]

Through the first few games of the 2023 WNBA season, the Chicago Sky have been one of the better teams with a record of 5-3. That’s pretty solid for them considering they lost their championship core this offseason. Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot and Azurá Stevens all signed elsewhere as free agents. Allie Quigley decided to […]

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 […]

The Las Vegas Aces had a pretty eventful 2022 season. They were penalized for violating league and team Respect in the Workplace policies. However, the Aces were able to still win the WNBA championship. Here we will look at three reasons the Aces will repeat as WNBA champions despite their current controversy. The Aces are […]

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 […]

Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum didn’t hold back as she dropped a savage diss on Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels following the trade of her husband, Darren Waller, to the New York Giants. Waller was traded to the Giants on Tuesday in exchange for a third-round pick. It came just over a […]

It looks there was some internal issue in the Las Vegas Raiders organization before the team traded tight end Darren Waller to the New York Giants on Tuesday. According to a report, Waller was upset with Josh McDaniels. The reason? The head coach apparently leaked the news of his wedding with WNBA star Kelsey Plum […]

WNBA star Kelsey Plum and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller are officially married. While it’s definitely a happy moment for the couple, some fans (and well, simps) of the Las Vegas Aces guard couldn’t help but be in tears after learning that Plum is now off the market. Plum confirmed her marriage with […]

Darren Waller and Kelsey Plum are getting married in Las Vegas over the weekend, per FOX5 Las Vegas. Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler of the Las Vegas Raiders confirmed the news. Waller, the tight end for the Raiders, and Plum who plays for the Las Vegas Aces, are two of the better players in their […]

When Kelsey Plum went to take a nap, the Las Vegas Aces were still searching for the last piece of their starting lineup. When she woke up hours later, the vacancy was filled by one of the greatest basketball players the sport has ever seen. Candace Parker announced on Instagram yesterday afternoon she plans to […]

WNBA free agency has already started to shift the landscape of the league. Apart from the big names that are expected to switch sides this offseason, teams have also been scrambling to free up cap space to make room for potential new additions to their squad. One such team is the Las Vegas Aces, who […]

There are few things Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum hasn’t achieved in 2022. She became an all-star for the first time and, in the process, won the MVP for the event. Plum also helped her team net the first championship in Las Vegas professional sports history and signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas. A […]

When the WNBA released its schedule for the 2023 season, the Las Vegas Aces weren’t thrilled when they found out they would be starting the year on the road. They had just won the first professional sports championship in the city’s history and thought they would be able to close last year’s chapter with their […]

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 […]

The game of basketball has brought so much joy to Kelsey Plum. Now, the Las Vegas Aces guard wants to return the favor by investing in the future of the sport. Under Armour announced today the company has agreed to a deal with Plum after she spent the last five years with Nike. The 2022 […]

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 […]

Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum had quite the summer. But for Plum, it all started back in May when she wrote her goals down on a piece of paper. She recently shared a picture of those goals on Twitter after the Aces won the WNBA Finals. When I started this year I wrote down […]

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, […]