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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 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 Las Vegas Aces made a major splash in the 2023 WNBA offseason by signing Candace Parker, a two-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. The signing was a major coup for the Aces, who were looking to improve their roster after a disappointing end to their 2022 season. Here we will look at […]

The reigning and defending WNBA champions wasted no time in making a loud noise in the 2023 season. The Las Vegas Aces blasted the Seattle Storm on the road, 105-64, to snag a win in their very first game of the 2023 WNBA season. With that lopsided victory, the Aces also managed to claim a […]

A day after it was announced she was suspended for two games, Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon spoke to the media. The suspension stems from an investigation by the WNBA into misconduct claims by former Aces player Dearica Hamby against Hammon and the team. Hammon said that none of her players were interviewed […]

The WNBA issued their ruling regarding their active investigation into the Las Vegas Aces. The league gave Aces head coach Becky Hammon a two-game suspension and also stripped the team of their 2025 first round draft pick. They don’t have a 2024 draft pick due to a trade. The WNBA had launched an investigation into […]

The Las Vegas Aces lost their 2025 first-round draft pick, and their head coach Becky Hammon was suspended for two games without pay, following a WNBA investigation that was released on Tuesday. The punishments come after the Aces violated league rules regarding impermissible player benefits, as well as Hammon violating league and team Respect in […]

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 […]

Retirement has afforded Tom Brady an array of options of how he can spend his time. He can fish. He can sharpen his Gin Rummy game. Heck, he could even lay waste to every strawberry field in the nearby area. Or, the seven-time Super Bowl champion could jump on the bandwagon of many major sports […]

It seems like Tom Brady is staying retired this time around. So much so, that the GOAT is now turning his attention to a different sport. This is after reports confirmed on Thursday that Brady has purchased a stake in the defending WNBA champions Las Vegas Aces. It was renowned NFL guru Adam Schefter of […]

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 […]

The Las Vegas Aces released a statement on Wednesday night regarding the WNBA’s investigation into the allegations of manipulation and discrimination by the Aces from forward Dearica Hamby. “The Las Vegas Aces are aware of the formal investigation launched today by the WNBA regarding Dearica Hamby,” the statement read. “As an organization whose mission is […]

The WNBA has broken its 17-day silence after Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby alleged she was manipulated and discriminated against by the Las Vegas Aces, her former team, this past season. The league issued a statement to The Next saying, “The WNBA is currently conducting an investigation involving the Las Vegas Aces in connection […]

According to Howard Megdal of The Next, the Las Vegas Aces are under investigation for making under-the-table offers to current members of the team along with free agents the organization pursued over the last few weeks. The WNBA and Aces did not respond to The Next‘s request for comment on the investigation taking place by the […]

The Las Vegas Aces traded the exclusive negotiating rights for center Amanda Zahui B. to the Washington Mystics for second-round draft picks in 2024 and 2025, according to a Sunday tweet from the WNBA. Zahui B. averaged 9.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in 30 games played for the Los Angeles Sparks […]

Candace Parker shocked the whole WNBA when she decided to join the Las Vegas Aces in free agency. Now, she opened up about her decision and why she chose the reigning champs over any other team that showed interest in her. On the NBA TV Pregame show on Monday, Parker detailed her thinking behind the […]

The WNBA free agency moratorium does not end until Feb. 1 after which free agent signings can become official. But that hasn’t stopped reported signings from leaking out ahead of that. While much of the WNBA world continues to monitor the Breanna Stewart situation, a few free agents have already come to their decisions. There […]

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 […]

Chicago Sky coach James Wade shared a heartfelt message to two-time WNBA champion and MVP Candace Parker after she announced her intention to sign with the Las Vegas Aces as an unrestricted free agent on Saturday. “Candace has done so much for our franchise in her time here,” Wade said in a statement. “I understand […]

Candace Parker just shook the WNBA to its core. The legend will be joining the reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces, per Bleacher Report. The news will likely take Chicago Sky fans some time to process after Parker helped lead the team to its first championship in franchise history in 2021. The Aces have had […]

While the WNBA free agency period officially got underway this weekend, reported deals have been few and far between. There could be a good explanation for that. Two of the league’s biggest stars, Breanna Stewart and Candace Parker, are unrestricted free agents and much of the holdup probably revolves around what those two will decide […]

After winning the WNBA championship, the Las Vegas Aces are already making changes to their roster. They traded away Dearica Hamby, a key cog for their 2022 run, to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Amanda Zahui B. The timing of the trade was bizarre, with Hamby just having signed a […]

Earlier today, the Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces agreed to a deal that sent two-time all-star Dearica Hamby and a 2024 first round pick to Southern California in return for the rights to Amanda Zahui B and a 2024 second round pick. Hamby was an integral part of Las Vegas’ rise in the […]

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 […]

The Las Vegas Aces announced today they have traded two-time all-star Dearica Hamby and a first round pick to the Los Angeles Sparks for the rights to Amanda Zahui B. and a second round pick. Hamby spent eight seasons with the Aces and won sixth woman of the year twice and helped the team become […]

The WNBA made a choice in regards to where the upcoming season’s All-Star Game would be, and they chose a familiar place in recent memory. The Las Vegas Aces were picked as to host the league’s midseason showcase on Thursday, and the game will be played Saturday, July 15. This is the third time Sin City […]

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 […]

Before she led the Las Vegas Aces to the city’s first title by a professional sports team there, Becky Hammon was an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. There was a point where it looked like she was about to become the first woman to be a head coach in the NBA but Hammon […]

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 […]

After winning last year’s WNBA Finals, the Las Vegas Aces expected to open the season at home like past champions. Instead, they will open their first two games on the road and two of the faces of the franchise aren’t happy with it. “Someone looked at this schedule — not saying any names — but […]

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 […]

Angel McCoughtry has been one of the most dominant scorers in the WNBA since she started playing in 2009. However, the five-time all-star is missing one thing from her hall of fame resume: a championship. McCoughtry told Just Women’s Sports she is ready to change that. “I definitely want to go to a contender,” McCoughtry said. […]

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 […]

Even though it’s the WNBA offseason, fans are going to see Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon more often moving forward. No, the Aces won’t have televised games this offseason or anything like that. However, Hammon will be on TV serving as a studio analyst for ESPN for the 2022-23 NBA campaign. Alexa Philippou […]

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 […]