Barack Obama congratulates Las Vegas Aces on WNBA Finals win over Mercury

On August 2, the Las Vegas Aces lost 111-58 at home against the Minnesota Lynx – a 53-point defeat. They owned a .500 record, battling to keep themselves in the playoff picture. Now, exactly 10 weeks later, the Las Vegas Aces are WNBA champions for the third time in four years.

A'ja Wilson was crowned WNBA Finals MVP for the second time, averaging 28.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and two blocks per game against the Phoenix Mercury in the first best-of-seven WNBA Finals series in league history.

Her highlight play came in Game 3 when she rattled home a midrange jumper to give the Aces a 3-0 series lead. With two Finals MVPs, Wilson is tied for second-most in league history, trailing only Cynthia Cooper, who has four.

Now that Las Vegas has completed the sweep, it's drawing high praise from the 44th president of the United States. “Congratulations to the WNBA champs – @LVAces and MVP A'ja Wilson – on their third title,” Barack Obama posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.




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