The Las Vegas Aces lost 87-78 to the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty on Tuesday in a game that was incredibly close during the first half before the Liberty took control in the second half. Aces superstar center A'ja Wilson played just 14 minutes, scoring four points, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists while Sabrina Ionescu paced New York with 28 points in a winning effort. Following the game, Aces head coach Becky Hammon shared an update on Wilson's injury status as fans continued to pick up the pieces of what went wrong against the defending champs in New York.
A'ja Wilson's Injury Status Gets Update From Aces Coach Becky Hammon originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Las Vegas Aces lost 87-78 to the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty on Tuesday in a game that was incredibly close during the first half before the Liberty took control in the second half.
Aces superstar center A'ja Wilson played just 14 minutes, scoring four points, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists while Sabrina Ionescu paced New York with 28 points in a winning effort.
Following the game, Aces head coach Becky Hammon shared an update on Wilson's injury status as fans continued to pick up the pieces of what went wrong against the defending champs in New York.
Wilson was fouled by the Liberty's Leonie Fiebich with 4:13 left in the first half. She used her wrists to brace herself and took a hard spill before being ruled out with a right wrist injury at halftime.
She later found her way to the Aces' bench with a brace over the injury.
A'ja Wilson fell awkwardly and hard on her left arm. Stayed down for a while but ultimately walked to the bench. Has to take these free-throws in a minute or so or else she's done for the night: pic.twitter.com/jYzYT6MROD
— Lucas Kaplan (@LucasKaplan_) July 9, 2025
Wilson missed three games last month due to concussion protocol. She was injured on June 11 after Dearica Hamby of the Sparks struck her in the face.
Following the game, Forbes reporter Khristina Williams shared an update on her condition from Hammon.
"Becky (Hammon) says A'ja Wilson will get an MRI tomorrow morning,"
Becky Hanmon says A’ja Wilson will get an MRI tomorrow morning.
— Khristina Williams (@Khristina) July 9, 2025
Courtside video showed Wilson with her teammates in the huddle as they attempted to win the game vs. the Liberty.
The Aces' next game is scheduled for Thursday against the Washington Mystics in Washington, D.C.
Wilson rejoins her teammates in the huddle, with her right wrist appearing to be wrapped. pic.twitter.com/3lQ1tt5O46
— Khristina Williams (@Khristina) July 9, 2025
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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