{"id":223018,"date":"2025-10-14T02:59:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T02:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/223018\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T02:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T02:59:34","slug":"star-gazing-the-wnba-finals-blackweek-2025-aja-wilson-and-more-essence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/223018\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, A\u2019ja Wilson And More &#8211; Essence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236609318-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA\u2019ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces smiles. Photo Credit: Ian Maule\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760410769_300_\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As fall settles in, the stars are still shining bright\u2014both on and off the court. From championship moments to festival stages, this week\u2019s sightings prove that Black excellence continues to glow wherever the spotlight lands.<\/p>\n<p>Across the globe, champions and changemakers were on the move. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/sports\/coco-gauff-highest-paid-female-athlete-2024\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coco Gauff<\/a> claimed victory at the Wuhan Open in China, while A\u2019ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces sealed their WNBA Finals win in Phoenix. Over in London, Letitia Wright and Chloe Bailey turned heads, while Spike Lee and Delroy Lindo shared a powerful moment at the Mill Valley Film Festival in California. Meanwhile, Blackweek 2025 turned New York City into a hub of inspiration, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/lena-waithe-legacy-talk-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lena Waithe<\/a>, Charlamagne tha God, and Mara Brock Akil among the week\u2019s standout voices.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at who else lit up the scene this week.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239424294-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLAS VEGAS, NEVADA \u2013 OCTOBER 05: A\u2019ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates after a Phoenix Mercury turnover in the second quarter of Game Two of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 Ian Maule\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlamagne tha God at Blackweek 2025.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239777624-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 07: Charlamagne tha God speaks onstage during Amplifying the Culture: The Power of the Black Effect at the 2025 Blackweek Conference at Spring Studios on October 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMara Brock Akil in New York.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239811197-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 07: Mara Brock Akil speaks onstage during The Black Family on Film at the 2025 Blackweek Conference at Spring Studios on October 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLena Waithe speaks onstage.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239980762-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 08: Lena Waithe speaks onstage during More Than Representation: Building a Legacy That Lasts at the 2025 Blackweek Conference at Spring Studios on October 08, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Joy Malone\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndra Day at the \u201cIs This Thing On?\u201d premiere.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239812308-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndra Day at the \u201cIs This Thing On?\u201d premiere during the 63rd New York Film Festival held at Lincoln Center on October 10, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaren Pittman at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239836625-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKaren Pittman at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award held at The Sun Rose West Hollywood on October 10, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239836661-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuinta Brunson at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award held at The Sun Rose West Hollywood on October 10, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJurnee Smollett in West Hollywood.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239838706-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJurnee Smollett at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award held at The Sun Rose West Hollywood on October 10, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabrielle Union at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award ceremony.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239838784-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabrielle Union at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award held at The Sun Rose West Hollywood on October 10, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239838944-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobin Thede at the 2025 Peabody Trailblazer Award held at The Sun Rose West Hollywood on October 10, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIsaiah Mustafa and Aldis Hodge appear onstage during the \u201cCross\u201d Season Two Panel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240179805-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 09: Isaiah Mustafa and Aldis Hodge appear onstage during the \u201cCross\u201d Season Two Panel at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center on October 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Valerie Terranova\/Getty Images for Prime Video)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPinky Cole and Derrick Hayes attend the 5th Annual Sno Ball Gala.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240245137-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 OCTOBER 9: Pinky Cole and Derrick Hayes attend the 5th Annual Sno Ball Gala at Delta Flight Museum on October 9, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240252020-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 09: Raekwon and Nas attends The Infamous Mobb Deep \u201cInfinite\u201d Album Celebration on October 09, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo by Johnny Nunez\/WireImage)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLetitia Wright in London.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240261017-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 10: Director Letitia Wright poses for a portrait session at the Filmmaker Afternoon Teas during the 69th BFI London Film Festival at the Sea Containers on October 10, 2025 in London, England.  (Photo by Shane Anthony Sinclair\/Getty Images for BFI)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYvonne Orji in Hollywood.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240499294-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA \u2013 OCTOBER 11: Yvonne Orji speaks onstage during day one of Hello Sunshine\u2019s Third Annual Shine Away Experiential Event Connected by AT&amp;T at Universal Studios Hollywood on October 11, 2025 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Hello Sunshine)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240512267-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA \u2013 OCTOBER 11: (L-R) Delroy Lindo and Spike Lee attend Mill Valley Film Festival Award ceremony For Lifetime Achievement: Spike Lee at Smith Rafael Film Center on October 11, 2025 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Miikka Skaffari\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoco Gauff kisses her trophy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240652190-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWUHAN, CHINA \u2013 OCTOBER 12: Champion Coco Gauff of the United States kisses the trophy at the award ceremony after winning the Women\u2019s Singles Final match against Jessica Pegula of the United States on day 9 of 2025 Wuhan Open at Optics Valley International Tennis Center on October 12, 2025 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. (Photo by Zhang Chang\/China News Service\/VCG via Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJordan Chiles at the Lakers game.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240674667-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 OCTOBER 12: Jordan Chiles attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on October 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. 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 Allen Berezovsky\/Getty Images)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJean-Michel Cruel at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SI202510120015-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJean Michel Cruel of France competes at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, USA on october 11th, 2025. \/\/ Little Shao \/ Red Bull Content Pool \/\/ SI202510120015 \/\/ Usage for editorial use only \/\/\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid \u201cThe Crown\u201d Statler, Jr.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SI202510120018-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: The WNBA Finals, Blackweek 2025, Comic Con, Coco Gauff, A\u2019ja Wilson And More\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Crown of the USA competes at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, USA on october 11th, 2025. \/\/ Little Shao \/ Red Bull Content Pool \/\/ SI202510120018 \/\/ Usage for editorial use only \/\/\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A\u2019ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces smiles. 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