One day after the Las Vegas Tourism Board announced that every player on the Las Vegas Aces would receive a $100,000 sponsorship, the WNBA opened an investigation into the bonuses, a league spokesperson confirmed. News of the investigation was first reported by The Next.
Both Aces coach Becky Hammon and star A’ja Wilson expressed their frustrations with the investigation Saturday. “I don’t know the details, I have nothing to do with it,” Hammon said. “The Aces have nothing to do with it.”
Hammon went on to call it “odd” that the Aces have been regularly investigated by the league, a sentiment echoed by Wilson.
“I don’t understand that investigation, I haven’t really dived into it yet,” the two-time league MVP said. “I just looked at my phone and was like, oh, wow. Just another thing in the life of the Aces. We can’t ever just start normal. It’s always going to be something and that’s OK.”
finding out ya team is under investigation right after a game is OD 😩 like huhhhhhh 😂😂 what happened to growing the game ?¿?¿
— A’ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) May 18, 2024
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Every Las Vegas Aces player receives $100,000 from Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority president and CEO Steve Hill said…
