“I think the evolving of the game, these players are bigger, stronger, faster, and more skilled,” Becky Hammon said in praise of the Aces earlier this month. The Las Vegas side showed its supremacy over other teams this season by recovering from a regular-season deficit, overcoming close competition from the Fever in the semifinals, and then cleanly defeating the Mercury 4-0 to clinch their third title in four years. So, do the Aces and A’ja Wilson deserve immense credit? Definitely, yes. And can they now beat an NBA team? Uhh… Pat Beverley seems to think so.

The former NBA player’s podcast co-host, Rone, highlighted a gutsy tweet by Beverley. It read, “idk if it’s the (wine emoji) but I really believe this Aces team could beat a NBA team @PatBevPod.” There were a few chuckles in the

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