There’s about a month left of the 2023 WNBA regular season. But the way some tempers were flaring Sunday, maybe everyone needs to take a timeout and count to 10? Because it’s going to get more intense the rest of the way.
The game of the week, the Las Vegas Aces at the New York Liberty, fizzled out in the second half Sunday as the Liberty ran away with a 99-61 victory. Enough to drop the Aces from the top spot in ESPN’s WNBA Power Rankings for the first time this season? Not quite, but the thought crossed our mind.
It’s just the third loss of the season for the defending champions, who in the second half looked like an imposter. Aces star A’ja Wilson took a blow to the face from Jonquel Jones‘ elbow in the second quarter. And while Wilson said after the game she was OK, it’s likely that play had something to do with her highly uncharacteristic 2-of-14 shooting.
The Liberty looked as good as the Aces looked bad in the second half, although New York coach Sandy Brondello and players stressed it was just one game and they have three more this month vs. Las…
