Stars are in Sin City for the highly anticipated first game of the WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. But A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, two of women’s basketball’s best players, and their teams are far from the only high-profile names at Michelob ULTRA Arena.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who was watching the WNBA Finals opener from the sidelines, expressed his desire to be part of an ownership group that would eventually expand an NBA franchise in Las Vegas.
LeBron James on the sideline during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals in Las Vegas. LeBron says he wants to be part of the team that brings an NBA expansion team to Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/jK69bdVoRa
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Still, powerful enemies like Aces and Liberty deserve more than one goat. New England Patriots legend and Aces co-owner Tom Brady Also sitting on the sidelines Next to him on Sunday was Mark Davis, the team’s principal owner and controlling owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Tom Brady and Mark Davis watch Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Aces and Liberty at home 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Sfv5MjrNrA
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Just like it’s no surprise that James (who also calls Wilson his “little sister”) and Brady are in attendance, no one is surprised that Las Vegas and New York are about to compete for a championship. The battle between the league’s two best teams has been predicted since both teams made significant additions and upgrades in the offseason.
“There are a lot of different ways to look at it. From the beginning of the season, everyone has been talking about New York and Vegas,” Stewart said before Game 1, according to Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post. . “Now that we’re at the end of the season, we’re the last two teams left standing and still a team with a ton of star power. East coast vs east coast west coast, there’s a lot of conversation around that. “