The Aces will take almost a month off for the Olympics, but there will be several intriguing second-half storylines when the WNBA season resumes.
Basketball
Miami rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit on the 10th day of the NBA Summer League to advance to Monday’s title game.
The Miami Heat will try to win their first NBA Summer League title when they meet the Memphis Grizzlies in the championship game Monday at Thomas & Mack Center.
The Aces’ four Olympians appeared Saturday for Team USA in the 20th edition of the WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Cleveland selected Jaylon Tyson in the first round of the NBA draft. He helped the Cavaliers to a win over the Indiana Pacers on the ninth day of the NBA Summer League.
Las Vegan Noah Robotham has discovered his calling as a coach and is part of the Golden State Warriors’ staff in the Las Vegas Summer League at UNLV.
The Dallas Mavericks held off the Boston Celtics in a matchup of the teams that played for the NBA title in June on the eighth day of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Former Colorado State star point guard Isaiah Stevens is making a good impression with the Miami Heat at the NBA Summer League at UNLV.
Team USA, which includes the Aces’ A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, will use Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game as a tuneup for the Paris Olympics.
Jules Bernard made the most of his time off the bench to help Washington hold off Indiana during an action-packed seventh day of the NBA Summer League.
Some Aces players have begun to get paid as part of a sponsorship agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said.
Two-time national player of the year Zach Edey’s transition to pro basketball is one of the most intriguing storylines of this year’s NBA Summer League.
No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher did not play in Atlanta’s NBA Summer League game against Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday due to an injury.
Five Aces players won’t be on rosters for the Paris Olympics, giving them a month off. They had different answers when asked what they will do during the break.
Guard Trey Woodbury, who played at Clark High School and one season at UNLV before transferring to Utah Valley, is with the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Summer League.
