{"id":740177,"date":"2026-07-03T04:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/740177\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:08:20","slug":"aja-wilsons-status-unclear-as-aces-prepare-for-sky-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/740177\/","title":{"rendered":"A’ja Wilson’s status unclear as Aces prepare for Sky – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Las Vegas Aces are looking for their second win over the Chicago Sky in six days on Friday, after sustaining a shorthanded setback against the New York Liberty in Tuesday\u2019s Commissioner\u2019s Cup championship game. <\/p>\n

Las Vegas had to fend without reigning MVP A\u2019ja Wilson in Tuesday\u2019s loss, as Wilson rolled her ankle in the Aces\u2019 107-99 win over the Sky in Chicago on Sunday. Jackie Young led all scorers with 31 points on 12-of-21 shooting while also dishing out seven assists, but she didn\u2019t get enough help from her teammates to overcome a combined 51 points from New York\u2019s Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just about getting (Young) the ball and getting her kind of freeing her up and shaking her loose a little bit,\u201d Aces coach Becky Hammon said. \u201cJackie will get cooking if you just give her the ball enough. She\u2019ll find her spots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson is questionable for Friday\u2019s rematch with Chicago with that ankle injury, but it\u2019s safe to say she\u2019ll be a problem for the Sky if she is capable of playing. Before she left Sunday\u2019s win in the closing moments, Wilson racked up a performance of 30 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three blocks that had never previously occurred in WNBA history.<\/p>\n

However, given the Sky\u2019s struggles this season, it also wouldn\u2019t be too shocking to see the Aces (14-5) play it safe with Wilson, named Thursday to start in the WNBA All-Star Game. The Aces listed Wilson as questionable for the contest.<\/p>\n

To put the Sky\u2019s struggles into perspective, the team started 3-1 but lost prized offseason acquisition Rickea Jackson during that third win (against the now league-best Minnesota Lynx) with a torn ACL after leading the team with 29 points in their previous game. <\/p>\n

In the immediate aftermath of Jackson\u2019s injury, the Sky dropped 11 of their next 12 games to fall to 4-12. Back-to-back wins over the expansion Portland Fire brought the Sky to their current total of six wins, but the Aces are heavily favored to hand them a second straight loss on Friday after Sunday\u2019s initial meeting in Chicago. <\/p>\n

A silver lining in the Sky\u2019s loss to the Aces on Sunday was the production the team got from center Kamilla Cardoso and forward Azura Stevens, who each tallied 24 points on an efficient shooting clip while also anchoring the team defensively. Wilson\u2019s 30 points and an additional 28 points from Young ended up stealing the show, but it was at the very least something to build off of for the Sky (6-13).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to get (Cardoso) touches every single game, and she\u2019s been playing amazing,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cWe\u2019re all so proud of her. She creates so much of an advantage for us against other teams, so it makes all of our jobs easier when she\u2019s being aggressive because it opens up. They send doubles, they have to give attention to her down there, and it opens up wide open shots for us, cuts all around the perimeter, so yeah, she\u2019s been killing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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