Aces stars A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray gave a No. 49 jersey to Vice President Kamala Harris in a White House ceremony honoring the '22 WNBA champs.
"Our nation's stronger because of your leadership," Harris said."For example, when an American citizen was wrongfully detained abroad, you organized and advocated in a ferocious extraordinary way. You organized folks, you lifted up the issue, you helped educate folks about what was at stake, all in support of Brittney Griner."
Harris said the larger story is that, aside from basketball, the WNBA is a way to"inspire our young people and people across our nation to dream with ambition."
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