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2019-01-01 00:15:14.989

Maitreyi Anantharaman

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 10: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates with Chelsea Gray #12 and Jewell Loyd #24 after winning Game Four of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals at Mortgage Matchup Center on October 10, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Las Vegas Aces defeat the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to win the championship. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

2025 WNBA Finals – Game Four

The Aces Made Their Season From The Muck

A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces reacts after her made basket against the Phoenix Mercury with .1 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Game Three of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals at Mortgage Matchup Center on October 08, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.

2025 WNBA Finals – Game Three – Las Vegas Aces v Phoenix Mercury

Who Can Stop A’ja Wilson?

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 05: Jackie Young #0 of the Las Vegas Aces shoots the ball between Alyssa Thomas #25 and Kathryn Westbeld #24 of the Phoenix Mercury in the first quarter of Game Two of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2025 WNBA Finals – Game Two – Phoenix Mercury v Las Vegas Aces

The Aces Like It When The Game Gets Uncomfortable

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media ahead of Game One of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 03, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2025 WNBA Finals – Game One

The Hottest Ticket In Vegas? Cathy Engelbert’s Press Conference

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Patrick Redford

Chelsea Gray #12, A'ja Wilson #22, Megan Gustafson #17 and Jackie Young #0 of the Las Vegas Aces react as they are interviewed after the team's 107-98 overtime victory over the Indiana Fever in Game Five of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at Michelob ULTRA Arena Michelob ULTRA Arena on September 30, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces won the series three games to two.

Indiana Fever v Las Vegas Aces – Game Five

The Aces’ Superstar Trio Is The Reason To Watch

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert poses with MVP Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx following the 2025 AT&amp;T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2025

Napheesa Collier Put A Face To The Fight

Aliyah Boston #7 of the Indiana Fever celebrates the win after the game three of the first round of WNBA Playoffs between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena on September 18, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andrew J. Clark/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)

Indiana Fever v Atlanta Dream – Game Three

What Aliyah Boston Does Is Simple, But Not Easy