Rivalries are the heartbeat of every sport in the world, rivalry makes the matches between teams more thrilling than anything. As the rivalry between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty grows stronger every day, the fans eagerly anticipate the upcoming 2024 WNBA season.
Recently, the 2023 WNBA champion, Sydney Colson, once again destroyed Sabrina Ionescu because of her ?night-night? celebration at the end of Game 3.
The Aces Guard speaks out on Sabrina Ionescu’s Game 3 gesture
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The Game 3 of the series took place on October 15th at Barclays Center and the Liberty emerged victorius with the Final score of 87-73. During the last quarter of the game, with only a few seconds left on the clock, Sabrina Ionescu?did Stephen Curry?s ?night-night? sign as they were in huge lead. Seeing this gesture by Ionescu, the Aces were furious. However, the Aces emerged as winners in Game 4 and won the championship even after having their?two key players sidelined due to foot injury.
In the championship parade by the Aces, Sydney Colson shared her piece of mind on this incident. She said, ?People had so much s**t to talk about our team. So, in game 3, when somebody did a motion like they was gonna put us to sleep, or like they had put us to sleep.?
She continued, ?They put that in our pregame video. It was all cinematic, the s**t was in black and white and s**t. It was slow motion at the end and s**t. I?m like, damn, I?m getting emotional. Like, they really done p**s*d us off. They really done p**s*d us off.?
Syd Colson didn’t hold back during the @LVAces celebration ? pic.twitter.com/Ib5kkiPPcg
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Colson added, ?So while it was beautiful, it was embarrassing and so we took that embarrassment. We went at they a** from start to finish. We defended that last play with 8.8 motherf*****g seconds on the clock and we celebrated like the motherf*****g champs we are,?
But in the end, the Las Vegas Aces came out of the series as the champions, showcasing why they are called one of the best teams in the league.
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Notably, the rivalry between the Aces and the Liberty just seems to be getting stronger.
The rivalry between two super teams in the league?
Even after the season ended, both the teams aren?t ready to forgive or forget each other?s gestures during the games. From being called ?classless? to mimicking each other?s gestures as a taunt. The rivalry between the super teams only becomes stronger and stronger each day.
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As the current season ends, Fans eagerly await the upcoming 2024 WNBA season, to see how this rivalry unfolds.
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