The WNBA All-Star Game on Wednesday at Michelob Ultra Arena pits the Olympic team against one comprised of 12 WNBA All-Stars in its first exhibition game before the Tokyo Games.
Sam Gordon
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson will serve as coaches for the WNBA All-Stars during the All-Star Game against the Olympic team Wednesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
A’ja Wilson finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks in the Aces’ win at the Dallas Wings. Las Vegas is 15-6 at the Olympic break.
The United States lost Saturday night 90-87 to Nigeria at Michelob Ultra Arena, the first loss by the U.S. against a country from Africa in international competition.
JiSu Park may only play 9.4 minutes per game for the Aces, but she rarely comes off the court while playing for her native South Korea.
As a result, the Aces committed 15 turnovers, shot 36.4 from the field and fell 77-67 to the Minnesota Lynx before a crowd of 4,291 at Michelob Ultra Arena that included sporting icons Lisa Leslie, Tommie Smith and Floyd Mayweather.
The 32-year-old Kevin Durant is the only three-time Olympian on the team, earning gold medals in 2012 and 2016 in London and Rio De Janeiro.
The trilogy fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on July 24 at T-Mobile Arena is postponed amid a COVID outbreak in Fury’s camp.
The Aces allowed nine straight points to start overtime and lost to the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday at Michelob Ultra Arena, ending their four-game winning streak.
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo and the Americans began training camp Tuesday at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center in preparation for the Summer Olympics later this month in Tokyo.
Kiah Stokes signed with Las Vegas last week after spending the first five-plus years of her WNBA career with the New York Libertyand is already making an impact.
Las Vegas submitted the most prolific offensive performance in team history, setting a single-game franchise record for points in a 118-95 victory.
Led by 6-8 Liz Cambage, the Aces now have the best defensive rating in the WNBA.
Gray rescued Las Vegas amid one of its worst offensive outings of the season at the Los Angeles Convention Center by making several clutch plays in a 66-58 road victory over her former team.
The Aces’ Dearica Hamby earned WNBA All-Star honors this week for the first time in her seven-year career. The versatile reserve is averaging 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds.
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