{"id":208981,"date":"2025-10-13T04:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/208981\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T04:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:22:10","slug":"las-vegas-aces-stake-dynasty-claim-with-third-wnba-title-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/208981\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Aces stake dynasty claim with third WNBA title in four years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Aces won the WNBA Finals on Friday over the Mercury, marking the team\u2019s third title in four years. The Aces swept the Mercury in four games, marking an \u201cunceremonious end to the first best-of-seven series.\u201d Aces C A\u2019ja Wilson became the first person in WNBA and NBA history to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Finals MVP and a scoring title in a single season. Under Aces coach Becky Hammon, Las Vegas has \u201ccemented itself as one of the premier dynasties\u201d of the league (USA TODAY, 10\/12<\/a>). The Aces \u201ccement their status as the league\u2019s reigning dynasty,\u201d in the first best-of-seven WNBA Finals in league history (ESPN.com, 10\/11<\/a>). The Ace\u2019s championship parade is \u201cplanned for Oct. 17\u201d (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 10\/10<\/a>). The LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL ran with the headline, \u201cAces\u2019 dynasty will go as long as Wilson, Hammon are together\u201d (LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL, 10\/11<\/a>). <\/p>\n

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was \u201con hand\u201d to present the WNBA championship trophy to Aces owner Mark Davis amid the team\u2019s celebrations. But as soon as Engelbert was handed the microphone by ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe, \u201cheavy boos rained down on Engelbert.\u201d The broadcast was \u201ctemporarily blurred as some fans even flashed inappropriate hand gestures\u201d (USA TODAY, 10\/12<\/a>). When asked about the booing after the game, Aces G Chelsea Gray said, \u201cWe have great players. You need to treat them like that\u201d (ESPN.com, 10\/11<\/a>). <\/p>\n

THE ATHLETIC\u2019s Marcus Thompson II wrote this WNBA offseason will feature \u201cmore drama than the mind of an inebriated reality show producer.\u201d A new CBA \u201cmust be hashed out,\u201d while two new franchises \u201cwill be added.\u201d Perhaps the \u201cwildest free agency period in sports history will commence.\u201d This offseason is \u201cshaping up to be unlike anything we\u2019ve seen in major professional sports\u201d (THE ATHLETIC, 10\/11<\/a>). In Minneapolis, Jim Souhan wrote a \u201clittle conflict is good for the sports business.\u201d However, the WNBA \u201cisn\u2019t in conflict; it\u2019s threatening its own progress, if not its own existence.\u201d Souhan: \u201cI don\u2019t trust Engelbert, I\u2019m hoping [Lynx F Napheesa] Collier will find a way to save the day.\u201d What the WNBA is \u201cfacing is something closer to a nuclear winter\u201d (MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE 10\/11<\/a>). Davis said on the CBA negotiations, \u201cThe last time I spoke about things like that, I got fined, so I think it\u2019s better if I don\u2019t say anything. I think they\u2019ll work it out somehow. I hope. I haven\u2019t been consulted\u201d (ESPN.com, 10\/11<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Aces won the WNBA Finals on Friday over the Mercury, marking the team\u2019s third title in four…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630,4143],"class_list":["post-208981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-womens-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}