NEW YORK — As A’ja Wilson and Alysha Clark attempted to field questions at the postgame dais, a chorus started to build outside the interview room. The noise picked up, and suddenly the door swung open. A train of Aces filed in, oversized speakers in hand, music blasting, triumphant.
It made no sense for these two players to be alone, celebrating this franchise’s latest historic accomplishment in a relatively silent room. The entire roster — and most of the organization — needed to be present. On a night when Las Vegas flexed its depth in unprecedented ways and two little-used bench players made championship-worthy contributions, when the Aces became just the third franchise in WNBA history to repeat as champions, they had to find a way to cherish this moment as a team.
“Everything we’ve done all year, we’ve done together,” coach Becky Hammon said. “We win together, we lose together. But we fight doing it together, always. And we don’t splinter.”
Kelsey Plum brought back the boom box during the Las Vegas Aces’ postgame press conference 😂@Kelseyplum10 | #WNBAFinals pic.twitter.com/zXJGmpjxMB
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) October 19, 2023
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