{"id":58981,"date":"2025-10-23T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/aces-celebrate-wnba-title-with-epic-las-vegas-strip-stop-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:37:30","slug":"aces-celebrate-wnba-title-with-epic-las-vegas-strip-stop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wnba\/aces-celebrate-wnba-title-with-epic-las-vegas-strip-stop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aces celebrate WNBA title with epic Las Vegas Strip stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Las Vegas Aces Celebrate Their Third Championship with an Epic Parade<\/h2>\n\nEight years after the WNBA and the NBA Board of Governors confirmed the relocation of the San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas, the Aces celebrated their third championship in four years with a parade down the famous Strip on Friday night.\n\n\n
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“We’re back!” exclaimed owner Mark Davis, wearing a white satin team jacket on the stage at Toshiba Plaza, outside T-Mobile Arena. “Las Vegas, we are world champions.”<\/p>\n\nMark Davis<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nLed by a group of lowrider classic cars showcasing their hydraulics, five double-decker buses cruised from Tropicana Boulevard to Las Vegas Boulevard. The last bus carried the Aces, who threw streamers and confetti at thousands of fans who began arriving four hours before the parade and lined the road, known for hosting some of the world’s biggest entertainers since the Rat Pack era in the 1960s.\n\nOn this night, there were no stars bigger than the Aces, who overcame a 14-14 start to the season and a difficult playoff series before sweeping the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals.\n\nFrom children to seniors and political dignitaries, Toshiba Plaza filled up for a fourth professional championship since 2022, with the Aces winning three and the NHL’s Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup in 2023.\n\n\n

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“We should do it again next year,” said Aces coach Becky Hammon, who wore her signature hooded blazer, this one with “GRATITUDE” stamped in gold on the back.<\/p>\n\nBecky Hammon<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nHammon, who just completed her fourth season with the Aces, said that this year’s team was the easiest to coach.\n\n\n

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“They came and worked hard, no matter the circumstances,” she said. “This is one of the groups with the most character and resilience.”<\/p>\n\nBecky Hammon<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nAfter losing several key players from their previous championship teams, the Aces welcomed many new faces and needed almost three months to consolidate before achieving 16 consecutive wins to end the regular season and earn the second seed in the playoffs.\n\n\n

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“This is a special group, we pray together and we toast with champagne together,” said A’ja Wilson, four-time MVP, who was emotional when talking about Hammon’s dedication to each player. “She believed in us when no one else did. We’re not going anywhere without Becky Hammon.”<\/p>\n\nA’ja Wilson<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nAdmitting that she wanted to keep her speech short to avoid getting emotional, NaLyssa Smith, a mid-season acquisition, looked at her teammates on stage and said: “You changed my life.”\n\nJackie Young, who has been part of the team for all three championships and is always known for keeping her comments short and sweet, was exactly that when her turn to speak came.\n\n\n

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“Just know that we’re not done yet,” Young said.<\/p>\n\nJackie Young<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe celebration ended with confetti and fireworks filling the sky while “We Are The Champions” by Queen played through the sound system.\n\nThe musical acts Crime Mob, Ludacris, and Mya performed live.\n\n\n

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“Now, this is a parade,” said Jewell Loyd, first-year Ace and three-time WNBA champion.<\/p>\n\nJewell Loyd<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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