The Aces could only watch helplessly as New York Liberty star guard Sabrina Ionescu hit seven 3-pointers and had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists Wednesday night.
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The Aces are 2-4 in their past six games, but believe a re-energized defense, starting Wednesday against the New York Liberty, will be key to help them enter the All-Star break with momentum.
The loss was the Aces’ fourth in six games and their largest defeat this season. “They played harder, much harder,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said of the Minnesota Lynx.
Chelsea Gray scored a season-high 21 points as the Aces beat the Lynx 91-85 on Friday in the first of two consecutive games between the teams at Target Center.
The rosters for the WNBA All-Star Game were selected Saturday, with Aces star A’ja Wilson drafting Team Wilson, which will be coached by the Aces’ Becky Hammon.
Chelsea Gray scored a season-best 21 points as the Aces rebounded with a win against the Minnesota Lynx
MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4½ months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
Aces forward A’ja Wilson is happy to watch Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird celebrated during her final season, but wants more recognition for the career of Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles
All-Star forward A’ja Wilson had 17 points and 16 rebounds but the Aces were beaten by the Seattle Storm in a matchup between the two best teams in the western conference
Aces forward Dearica Hamby is averaging 12.8 points and a career-high 8.9 rebounds this season and was named to the WNBA All-Star team for the second time.
Aces forward Dearica Hamby was named a reserve Tuesday for the WNBA All-Star Game, joining teammates and starters A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young.
When asked about seeing fellow All-Star Brittney Griner at a preliminary hearing Monday for her trial in Russia, Aces forward A’ja Wilson said: “It made my stomach turn.”
The Aces All-Stars stepped up when they were needed to help the Aces get back in the win column
The start date of the criminal trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner is set for July 1.
The WNBA announced its 10 All-Star Game starters last week, with Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young and A’ja Wilson — the Aces’ three No. 1 overall picks — representing the franchise.
