Las Vegas Aces guard Riquna Williams remains barred from team activities after a series of domestic violence-related charges she was facing were dropped Thursday.
“We’re aware of the charges being dropped, but her status with the Aces has not changed,” Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon said Friday before the Aces took on the Phoenix Mercury in their penultimate regular-season game. “We will move forward trying to win these next two games and going into the playoffs.”
Hammon reiterated the organization’s statement at the time of Williams’ arrest in July, which said: “As an organization, we condemn domestic violence of any kind. At this time, Riquna Williams will be precluded from participating in team activities. Our thoughts are with the parties involved in this situation.”
The chargers were dropped after Williams’ wife, who authorities said was the victim in a domestic violence incident at their home, stopped cooperating with prosecutors ahead of a preliminary hearing to…
