The Las Vegas Aces had been again at “The Home” on Saturday night after a four-game highway stretch. The coast-to-coast matchups examined their resilience, they usually got here dwelling with 4 wins, however Saturday’s sport at Michelob ULTRA Area in opposition to the Los Angeles Sparks didn’t go precisely as they hoped.
Earlier than tip-off, the Aces took a second to have fun greatness by elevating their 2025 championship banner in entrance of a roaring dwelling crowd. The ceremony honored final season’s dominance, resilience, and legacy, setting the tone for the 2026 season. To make it much more particular, this sport was their fiftieth consecutive sellout.
The 2025 championship banner went up, however sadly, the chips didn’t fall the Aces’ method on Saturday night time. Contemporary off a four-game heater, the Aces fell quick to the Sparks on their dwelling court docket, 101-95.
A’ja Wilson led the Aces with 24 factors and 15 rebounds. Chennedy Carter had 23 factors and NaLyssa Smith, 22 factors and 9 rebounds.
Kelsey Plum, as soon as an Aces participant and now on the Sparks, had a season-high 38 factors.
Aces head coach Becky Hammon mentioned the Sparks had been “simply too snug from the soar” through the postgame press convention. Later within the presser, she summed up the tough sport saying, “We had a number of gamers with 20-plus, we should always win the sport. So it simply tells you the job wasn’t getting achieved on the defensive finish.”
Banner Elevating Ceremony Kicked Off The Night time
Saturday’s sport began off with the banner-raising ceremony. This particular pregame second honors the Aces’ 2025 title run, formally lifting their championship banner into the rafters in entrance of a packed dwelling crowd.
With the banner lifted excessive and the vitality electrical inside the world, it was greater than only a celebration – it was a reminder that the usual in Las Vegas is championship-level.
To have fun the banner elevating ceremony, the primary 7,500 followers by means of the doorways obtained a reproduction WNBA championship banner and an Aces-branded clear bag.
A’ja Wilson Retains Elevating The Bar And Rewriting The Document Books
After powering the Las Vegas Aces to a 4-1 begin, reigning M’VP A’ja Wilson added one more milestone to her resume, incomes her twenty ninth profession Western Convention Participant of the Week honor, the second most in WNBA historical past.
She averaged 25 factors per sport, second within the league, over the stretch, whereas additionally contributing 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and a pair of.0 blocks per outing. She now trails solely Tina Charles, who holds the all-time mark with 33 weekly awards.
In Connecticut on Could 15, Wilson turned the primary particular person in WNBA historical past to file a number of 45-point video games. Beforehand, she tied the league single-game file of 53 factors in opposition to Atlanta on August 22, 2023.
And with the season simply getting began, there’s probably many extra data to interrupt and accolades so as to add to the record for Wilson within the close to future.
Taste Flav Was In ‘The Home’ Saturday Night time
Rapper Taste Flav was seated courtside for Saturday night time’s sport, decked out in Aces gear. Recognized for being an enormous supporter of ladies’s sports activities, and a Vegas native, it’s no shock to see him at an Aces sport. He even helped throw t-shirts into the gang.
Taste Flav is within the midst of planning “SHE Weekend” in Las Vegas to have fun ladies in sports activities. The weekend-long occasion not too long ago bought the approval of Clark County commissioners and is about for July 16 to 19. Observe the Taste Flav’s “SHE Weekend” Instagram web page for updates and knowledge.
Up Subsequent For The Aces…
The Aces are heading again on the highway for 3 video games. First up – the Aces first 2026 season matchup in opposition to the Dallas Wings on Thursday, Could 28, at 5 p.m. The sport will likely be broadcast nationally on Prime Video.
Subsequent up – Sunday, Could 31, the Aces will go up in opposition to the Golden State Valkyries after which they face the Sparks once more in LA on Tuesday, June 2. The Aces are again at “The Home” on Saturday, June 6 to face the Valkyries once more.
For the complete schedule, go to the Las Vegas Aces’ web site.
