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Las Vegas Aces power forward and 2023 WNBA Finals MVP A’ja Wilson was literally at front and center during their championship parade on Monday. Wilson hoisted the WNBA Championship trophy in front of the team bus. The gesture excited thousands of Aces fans lining up the streets of Las Vegas, NV. A'ja Wilson showing off […]

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon will be staying busy this offseason. The repeat championship coach will be back in ESPN’s studios, serving as a studio analyst for the 2023-24 NBA season, via Richard Deitsch of The Athletic. Hammon was previously a studio analyst for ESPN during the 2022-2023 NBA season. Hammon will be […]

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has a new role she is excited about. In a press release provided by Overtime, it’s been revealed that Stewart is one of the many advisors for a new women’s basketball league called Overtime Select, which will start in the summer of 2024. “I am proud to be part […]

Las Vegas Aces power forward A’ja Wilson wants R&B sensation Usher crash their victory parade on Monday. “Hey @Usher. If ya not busy our parade is tomorrow…if ya wanna slide,” A’ja Wilson tweeted. A'ja Wilson cutting a promo for the Aces parade, which is happening next Monday And just like last year, Usher's still invited […]

The Las Vegas Aces repeated as champions after they won the 2023 WNBA Finals, and while there were a lot of similarities between their two title teams, one key difference was Alysha Clark. The veteran forward signed with the Aces over the offseason after one season with the Washington Mystics, and ended up winning the […]

The Phoenix Mercury faced controversy over their hiring of former Orlando Magic assistant coach Nate Tibbetts as the 12th coach of their franchise. The journey begins now. pic.twitter.com/Frd38helM7 — Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) October 20, 2023 Tibbetts, who has not coached in the WNBA, is now reportedly the league’s highest-paid coach ever with the Mercury, who […]

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 […]

Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated Becky Hammon, A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces for once again being crowned WNBA champions. She also invited the Aces back to the White House for another visit, noting she “can’t wait” to celebrate the team’s triumph. Congratulations to the @LVAces on defending your title as WNBA Champions. I […]

The Phoenix Mercury sent shockwaves through the WNBA world this week when they announced the hiring of Orlando Magic assistant coach Nate Tibbetts as the franchise’s new head coach. Tibbetts is expected to become the highest paid head coach in the WNBA. Previously, that title belonged to Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon who […]

After losing the WNBA Finals to the Las Vegas Aces 3-1, the New York Liberty are trying to move on. The Liberty advanced to the Finals in Sandy Brondello’s second year as head coach for New York, but ultimately fell short of the title. “I haven’t rewatched the game,” Brondello said. “I probably won’t for […]

Breanna Stewart won the WNBA MVP award and led the New York Liberty to the Finals in 2023. Despite falling short in the championship against the Las Vegas Aces, Stewart enjoyed a tremendous season. She is clearly one of the best players in the league and the Liberty certainly want to keep her on the […]

The New York Liberty lost the WNBA Finals to the Las Vegas Aces 3-1 after the Aces won Game 4 70-69. The Aces took the first two games of the series, but the Liberty won Game 3, giving them hope they could come back and take the title. Ultimately, they fell short. The series as […]

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 […]

As if losing the WNBA Finals wasn’t enough, the New York Liberty and three of its players were fined after deciding not to talk to the media following Game 4 on Wednesday night. Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Lane were all fined $2,000 and the Liberty were docked $25,000 “for violating league rules governing […]

The Las Vegas Aces are once again the champions of the WNBA after defeating the New York Liberty in four games. Becky Hammon has now won her second WNBA title in two seasons as the Aces head coach, and for the Liberty, it’s another disappointing ending to the season. After the game ended, the Liberty […]

The Las Vegas Aces are back-to-back WNBA champions! The Aces became the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Los Angeles Sparks in the early 2000s. They won their franchise’s first championship last season after defeating the Connecticut Sun. This time, they took down the New York Liberty. Las Vegas snagged their WNBA Finals […]

With every winner, there has to be a loser. In the WNBA Finals this season, the losing team was the New York Liberty, whose season ended Wednesday night at the hands of the Las Vegas Aces. The Aces had the Liberty’s number for most of the season and when it mattered most, New York was […]

No, you don’t have to scratch your eyes. The Las Vegas Aces repeated as WNBA Finals champions Wednesday following a thrilling 70-69 Game 4 win over the New York Liberty. Winning a championship in any sport is difficult. Winning two in a row is almost impossible. Yet the Aces carried the league’s most talented roster […]

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 managed to prevail in the 2023 NBA Finals after beating the New York Liberty in a hard-fought 70-69 victory in Game 4 of the series. As is seemingly always the case for the Aces, A’ja Wilson carried her team to victory in the game, and unsurprisingly won Finals MVP for her […]

The Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty on Wednesday night to clinch their second-straight WNBA Finals, and star A’ja Wilson is warning everyone, saying that she is going to go hard celebrating. “IM FINNA ACT A FOOL !!! Idc idc idc idc” A’ja Wilson said on Twitter. It is not a surprise, Wilson […]

The Las Vegas Aces are the first back-to-back champions of the women’s game in a little over two decades. They accomplished the feat in spectacular fashion in a one-point thriller WNBA Finals showdown against the New York Liberty. A’ja Wilson led the squad to a tough victory without key players like Kiah Stokes and Chelsea […]

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 […]