Pink wigs and tambourines stretched along Toshiba Plaza for as far as the eye could see. Thousands of fans stretched along Park Avenue to congratulate the Aces on the Strip for the third time since 2022.<\/p>\n
Such a celebration called for a concert that would make 2000s hip-hop fans proud.<\/p>\n
The Aces gathered outside T-Mobile Arena on Friday to celebrate their third WNBA championship in four years with another parade that has become commonplace for the WNBA\u2019s newest dynasty.<\/p>\n
The Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury<\/a> in four games to capture their third title under coach Becky Hammon.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a special, special group,\u201d finals MVP A\u2019ja Wilson said. \u201cWe prayed together, we cried together, we popped champagne together.\u201d<\/p>\n The pink wigs were a staple of Wilson\u2019s going back to the Aces\u2019 media day before the season. Some fans copied the straight pink hair that the four-time MVP made famous.<\/p>\n Others took their own route with pink afros.<\/p>\n Aces guard Kierstan Bell actually sported the pink wig. A photoshopped image of her with Wilson\u2019s pink wig is the picture of the Aces\u2019 group chat.<\/p>\n \u201cNow this is a parade,\u201d said guard Jewell Loyd, who won her third WNBA title after winning her last two with the Seattle Storm. \u201cI been to some other ones, but this one? This one hits a little different.\u201d<\/p>\n What a scene<\/p>\n The Aces walked a red carpet after being unloaded from double-decker buses with \u201c2025 World Champions\u201d decals wrapped around them.<\/p>\n Wilson, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray exited the final bus with each player holding one of the Aces\u2019 three championship trophies.<\/p>\n It was the perfect metaphor to describe how far the franchise has come. Friday marked eight years to the day that the San Antonio Stars relocated to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n The Aces have made the playoffs in all but one year since the move.<\/p>\n \u201cThey done messed around and let us win again,\u201d Gray said.<\/p>\n The celebration turned into a concert after the speeches were done.<\/p>\n Atlanta-based hip-hop group Crime Mob performed a four-song set, which included the Aces\u2019 warmup song, \u201cKnuck If You Buck.\u201d<\/p>\n The players, and even Hammon, danced onstage.<\/p>\n R&B star Mya took the stage for a longer set list, followed by hip-hop superstar Ludacris.<\/p>\n The Aces walked the red carpet during the performances to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. Wilson was one of the first, signing everything from posters to basketballs to tambourines.<\/p>\n \u201cTo the fans, we love each and every last one of you guys,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cY\u2019all hold it down for us each and every time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Aces in four\u2019<\/p>\n Parades are also a time for reflecting on the year that was, and the Aces had a time doing that.<\/p>\n Loyd, who was acquired in a three-team trade with the Storm and Los Angeles Sparks in January, has been reserved when talking about her departure from Seattle. She let loose when she took the podium.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, I asked for a trade. Things were kind of weird up there,\u201d Loyd said. \u201cI got a call, (I\u2019m told), \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t know where you\u2019re gonna go.\u2019 Then a couple hours later, it was like, \u2018You\u2019re going to Vegas.\u2019 Why in the world would they send me to (expletive) Vegas? With this (team)?\u201d<\/p>\n Loyd talked about how doubters said \u201cthere\u2019s been a lot talked about my family, my character, my leadership, how I would never win again.\u201d<\/p>\n She then took out a shirt with a broom on it to not only indicate the sweep of Phoenix, but her 10-0 record in the WNBA Finals.<\/p>\n \u201cAces in four!\u201d Loyd yelled as she walked back to her seat.<\/p>\n From the bottom<\/p>\n A video played of WNBA pundits and reporters saying the Aces\u2019 run of dominance was over.<\/p>\n NEVER FOLD \ud83c\udccf<\/p>\n Like we said in 2023, it’s Aces vs. Everybody. pic.twitter.com\/f5qjjD84H6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) October 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n