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Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon went full Eminem in their post-game press conference on Wednesday. Hammon tried to find the reporter who voted A’ja Wilson fourth place for the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP award. Alysha Clark, A’ja Wilson, and Becky Hammon sat right next to each other in the post-game press conference. Clark […]

The Las Vegas Aces won the 2023 WNBA Finals. They put on a stellar performance and beat the New York Liberty three games to one. The Aces repeat as champions after winning the 2022 Finals, putting themselves in historic company. Las Vegas is the third team in history to win consecutive WNBA titles, per ESPN […]

LeBron James has spoken, and expect Nike to act accordingly—assuming the footwear giant wasn’t already in the process of commemorating A’ja Wilson’s momentous achievement with her own signature sneaker, of course. The King sent a hearty congratulations to the Las Vegas Aces superstar after her team beat the New York Liberty on Wednesday to win […]

Everything that Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon has worked for in her basketball career culminated in her team repeating as WNBA champions on Wednesday night. But if she could have picked any team to avoid having to defeat for that title, it probably would have been the New York Liberty. As a player, […]

The Las Vegas Aces seemed destined to be returning home for a Game 5 against the New York Liberty. Instead, they will return as back-to-back WNBA champions. Despite starting point guard Chelsea Gray and center Kiah Stokes unable to suit up for Las Vegas due to injuries, and despite falling behind early by double-digits, and […]

The Las Vegas Aces came into Game 4 of the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty incredibly short-handed. They were already without Candace Parker who underwent surgery for a foot injury and Riquna Williams who was essentially suspended from the team following domestic violence charges. Both Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes, two starters, were […]

A’ja Wilson has left no doubt. After narrowly missing out on winning WNBA MVP honors to Breanna Stewart during the regular season, the Las Vegas Aces franchise player thoroughly outplayed her New York Liberty counterpart en route to winning the award both superstars surely wanted most—WNBA Finals MVP. 🏆 M’ V P 🏆@_ajawilson22 is your 2023 […]

The pressure has apparently gotten to New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu. ESPN television cameras captured Ionescu throwing up during a timeout in Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals against the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday. Sabrina Ionescu was throwing up during a timeout 😮 She remained in the game afterwards! pic.twitter.com/OWvMo8saTV — […]

The Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday announced their hiring of former Orlando Magic assistant Nate Tibbetts as their newest coach. Everything we do in The Valley elevates Phoenix as the epicenter of basketball. Hiring Nate Tibbetts as our next Head Coach sets a new standard for investment into our organization. pic.twitter.com/Ne6x5UORCC — Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) October […]

The New York Liberty needed a win in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Las Vegas Aces to keep their season alive, and they did just that in impressive fashion. After dropping the first two games of the series on the road, the Liberty used an inspired performance buoyed by a record crowd […]

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 […]

With Game 4 of the WNBA Finals approaching on Wednesday against the New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon said that Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes will be out and are questionable to return for a potential Game 5 on Friday, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. The Aces, who are already […]

Mat Ishbia is going all-in with all of the Arizona teams that he is involved in. He helped the Phoenix Suns get a stacked roster. Ishbia also cleaned house with a new head coach to aid their chances of acquiring the Larry O’Brien trophy. His next move involves the Phoenix Mercury as he hopes to […]

The New York Liberty were able stay alive in the WNBA Finals with a pivotal win in Game 3 yesterday on their home floor. All-Stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu both got the job done and lifted their team to avoid elimination. More importantly, the pair showed off their cleanest signature sneakers as they took […]

Coming into Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, the New York Liberty found themselves with their backs against the wall trailing 0-2 against the Las Vegas Aces. Facing elimination, the Liberty used an inspired performance, buoyed by a record attendance, to grab a much needed win and get back into the series. It’s not over […]

The Las Vegas Aces dropped Game 4 of their WNBA Finals series against the New York Liberty, 94-72 on Sunday. They had won the first tow games of the series on their home floor, but faced an inspired Liberty team bent on avoiding elimination. Not only that, but the Aces are awaiting potentially bad news […]

The Las Vegas Aces could not completely sweep off the title hopes of an optimistic New York Liberty squad. Most fans thought the WNBA Finals series would have been under wraps after the second game. But, the trio of Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot, and Sabrina Ionescu did not want to let go of their chances […]

The Las Vegas Aces tip-offed the WNBA Finals in dominating fashion, wining the first two games at home in an impressive way against the New York Liberty. The series shifted this weekend to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for Game 3. With the Liberty facing a must-win situation, they came out in a dominant way […]

The WNBA revealed its All-League First Team selections in a Sunday tweet. Your 2023 All-WNBA First Team ⬇@breannastewart@athomas_25@_ajawilson22@PHEEsespieces@satou_sabally #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/RbdVhpJXlt — WNBA (@WNBA) October 15, 2023 Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson, New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas, Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier and Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally made […]

LeBron James is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He’s a four-time champion and four-time MVP. He just finished the greatest age-38 season in league history and will no doubt own the best 39-year-old season ever once 2023-24 comes to a close. Even if you don’t think he’s basketball’s true GOAT, there’s no arguing the Los […]

The much anticipated Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty WNBA Finals clash finally morphed into reality. From the beginning of the 2023 WNBA regular season, most fans and media alike predicted that these two teams would the be the last teams standing. But what was supposed to be a heavyweight bout, has suddenly seemed […]

A’ja Wilson and Las Vegas Aces are up 2-0 in the WNBA Finals after a dominant performance against the New York Liberty in Game 2, and Aces coach Becky Hammon took a moment to blast the MVP voting, which had Wilson in third behind the winner Breanna Stewart and second place finisher Alyssa Thomas. “This […]

The Las Vegas Aces came away with a dominant 104-76 win over the New York Liberty to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA Finals, and Chelsea Gray explained the key to the win, and surprisingly, it was not the offense. “Great defense, playing out of our defense, unselfish and just our physicality went up […]

Blink and you might have missed it. The Las Vegas Aces cruised to a Game 2 win over the New York Liberty Wednesday night thanks in part to a WNBA Finals record 38 points in the first quarter. When all was said and done, the Aces find themselves on the brink of their second consecutive […]

The Las Vegas Aces are one win away from repeating as WNBA champions. The Kelsey Plum and A’ja Wilson-led squad has been steamrolling their way to another triumph at the cost of the New York Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu and Co. have been doing their best to keep up but they often fall short. The secret? […]

The Las Vegas Aces are on the precipice of winning the franchise’s second-consecutive WNBA title after their dominant Game 2 win over the New York Liberty in the 2023 WNBA Finals. Led by A’ja Wilson’s 26 points and 15 rebounds, the Aces took home a convincing 104-76 victory, continuing what has been a lopsided series […]

So much for the New York Liberty playing up to their potential in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and company were nearly run out of the gym in Sin City on Wednesday night, getting blown out by the Las Vegas Aces 104-76 to fall behind 0-2 in the championship series. […]

The Las Vegas Aces are only one win away from securing their second consecutive WNBA championship after an all-encompassing rout of the New York Liberty on Wednesday night. The Aces got 20+ points each from A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, and Jackie Young, which goes to show just how much top-level scoring talent there is in […]

For the majority of the 2023 WNBA season, there was much anticipation for a Finals matchup between two superteams in the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. But for the first two games of that hotly-anticipated matchup, only the Aces have fulfilled their end of the bargain. A’ja Wilson and the Aces followed up […]

The Chicago Sky are finalizing a deal that will make Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon their new head coach. News of Weatherspoon’s contract broke out on Tuesday evening, per The Athletic senior NBA insider Shams Charania. Basketball Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon is finalizing a deal to become the new head coach of the WNBA’s […]

Women’s basketball continues to rise  in popularity. If you need proof, then look no further than the WNBA Finals Game 1 between the Las Vegas Aces and New  York Liberty. The showdown between the top two teams in the WNBA made TV history after it became the “most viewed WNBA Finals Game 1 ever on […]

Atlanta Dream shooting guard Rhyne Howard is embarking on a coaching career with Florida basketball. The Florida basketball program hired Rhyne Howard as assistant coach and director of player personnel on Monday, per FloridaGators.com’s Meg Christenson. She will perform her new duties during the WNBA offseason. Her mother Rhvonja “RJ” Avery played for the Florida women’s […]

Sabrina Ionescu is one of the biggest stars in the WNBA today. She is a two-time All-Star and an All-WNBA player. In fact, she recently dropped her signature shoe with Nike, Sabrina 1. But while Ionescu has been a star shining bright in basketball, beside her is an ever-supporting gentleman who has supported her all […]

The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are set to square off in one of the most anticipated WNBA Finals series in recent history. With Game 1 having tipped-off on Sunday afternoon, the Aces struck first with a 99-82 win. It’s a long series though and the Liberty still have the ability to makes […]

Before the New York Liberty became a so-called ‘super team’ when they signed Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot, the first offseason move the team made was to acquire Jonquel Jones from the Connecticut Sun. It was a precursor of sorts to the rest of the Liberty’s offseason moves. It took Jones the first half of […]

New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot passed former Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen for second place on the All-Time WNBA Playoffs assists list, according to a Sunday tweet from the WNBA. FLOOR GENERAL ‼@Sloot22 has passed Lindsay Whalen for 2nd on the All-Time Playoffs assists list with 342 and counting 📺 ABC | #WNBAFinals | […]

The stars out in Sin City for Game 1 of the highly anticipated WNBA Finals matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. But A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, the two best players in women’s basketball, and their loaded teams are far from the only high-profile names at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Los Angeles […]

New York Liberty power forward Breanna Stewart already won the WNBA MVP this season, but now she’s looking to bring home the ultimate WNBA award — the Finals trophy. Stewart previously won two WNBA Finals with the Seattle Storm and is now looking for her third, but with New York this time. However, Stewart and […]

Game 1 of the WNBA Finals kicks off Sunday in Las Vegas when the Aces take on the New York Liberty. The Aces defeated the Dallas Wings to advance past the semifinals while the Liberty overtook the Connecticut Sun. Among the crowd will likely be LeBron James and several of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates, […]