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Las Vegas Aces right at home in the desert
Mechelle Voepel (espnw.com)
Just like the sign "Aces merchandise sold here," and the Aces logo painted on a wall, and the large cardboard cutouts of Aces players -- all of which you run across walking through Mandalay Bay hotel and resort. This is the Aces' home -- they play at the Mandalay Bay Events Center -- and that's exactly what it feels like.
The complex and the team are owned by MGM Resorts International, which in late 2017 took over a WNBA franchise that was withering on the vine in San Antonio and replanted it in the desert. And, properly cared for, things can grow here. Now in their second season and with the opportunity to host the league's best at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 27, the Aces strive to be a model "new" franchise -- albeit one whose roots go back to the launch of the league in 1997.
"MGM allows us to be in the spotlight as much as we can be," Aces guard Kayla McBride said. "That carries so much further than people may know. It's who we're trying to be, but how MGM sees us as well. When you have an owner like that who backs you, it makes all the difference. It allows us to be confident in who we are."
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Mechelle Voepel (espnw.com)
Just like the sign "Aces merchandise sold here," and the Aces logo painted on a wall, and the large cardboard cutouts of Aces players -- all of which you run across walking through Mandalay Bay hotel and resort. This is the Aces' home -- they play at the Mandalay Bay Events Center -- and that's exactly what it feels like.
The complex and the team are owned by MGM Resorts International, which in late 2017 took over a WNBA franchise that was withering on the vine in San Antonio and replanted it in the desert. And, properly cared for, things can grow here. Now in their second season and with the opportunity to host the league's best at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 27, the Aces strive to be a model "new" franchise -- albeit one whose roots go back to the launch of the league in 1997.
"MGM allows us to be in the spotlight as much as we can be," Aces guard Kayla McBride said. "That carries so much further than people may know. It's who we're trying to be, but how MGM sees us as well. When you have an owner like that who backs you, it makes all the difference. It allows us to be confident in who we are."
Las Vegas Aces right at home in the desert
Whether it's the team's next home game flashing on a marquee or team merchandise sold along The Strip, Las Vegas has quickly become home for the Aces.
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