The Las Vegas Aces received their championship rings and then unveiled and raised their WNBA championship banner, lifting it into place on Tuesday night alongside their first title banner won two seasons ago. Las Vegas celebrated its back-to-back titles before its regular-season opener against the Phoenix Mercury.
Las Vegas Aces players pose as they raise the 2023 championship banner before a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson reacts as she wears the 2023 championship ring before a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Aces react as they open boxes with their 2023 championship rings before a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Las Vegas.
“We’re back,” owner Mark Davis told the sellout crowd. “Not only are we back, we’re back-to-back world champions.”Las Vegas brings its roster back for another run at the title, but point guard Chelsea Gray remains out with a leg injury suffered in last season’s Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. Davis, who sat next to Aces minority owner and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, greeted coach Becky Hammon and the players when they were introduced to the crowd.Sports betting: Bettors turn to WNBA this year, mainly because of Caitlin Clark’s arrival“We’re so grateful to have a fanbase that is supportive of us,” Wilson told the fans. “We’re blessed to be in this situation.
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