- The former quarterback became a minority owner of the Aces in March.
- The Aces hope to be the first team to win three WNBA titles since 2000.
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Tom Brady has been spotted in Las Vegas for the Aces’ first win of the WNBA season amid NFL games he will be in the booth for in the fall.
Brady, who bought a minority stake in the Aces from team majority owner Mark Davis in March, was in Sin City on Tuesday as players received their title rings for the second straight time before beating the Phoenix Mercury, 89 -80.
The 45-year-old former quarterback, who revealed his Netflix roast ‘affected’ his children after brutal jokes about his divorce from Gisele Bundchen, sat next to Davis and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who greeted to coach Becky Hammon and the players as they were introduced to the crowd. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce was also at the game.
This season, the Aces hope to be the first team since the Houston Comets in 1997-2000 to win at least three WNBA titles in a row and the second club to accomplish that feat.
Las Vegas became the first team since the 2001-02 Los Angeles Sparks to repeat when the Aces beat the New York Liberty in four games last year.
Tom Brady was seen talking to Raiders coach Antonio Pierce at the Aces game on Tuesday.
The former NFL quarterback, 45, wore a dark suit for the team’s ring ceremony.
Brady was also seen exchanging pleasantries with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
“We’re back,” owner Mark Davis told the sold-out crowd. “Not only are we back, but we are back-to-back world champions.”
He concluded by saying, “All I can say is let’s make it three-peat.”
Brady, who is also a minority owner of Birmingham City, witnessed the Aces debut their new silver and black uniforms, which more closely reflect the uniforms of Davis’ other team in Las Vegas, the Raiders.
Aces players received their championship wings for their back-to-back WNBA titles on Tuesday.
WNBA Finals MVP A’ja Wilson, who suggested this week that Caitlin Clark being white is a “big” reason behind her rise to fame, was greeted with chants of “MVP! ” by the sold out crowd.
“We are very grateful to have a fan base that supports us,” Wilson told fans. ‘We are lucky to be in this situation. “We worked hard to get to this point, so we just want to say thank you.”
Engelbert could have been in Connecticut for Caitlin Clark’s debut, but instead he took center stage in Las Vegas.
“My favorite part of my job is presenting the trophy and, the following year, helping to hand out the rings,” Engelbert said before the ceremony. “So this is important: back-to-back champions.”