TikTok, Twerking and Triumph: The Las Vegas Aces Have All The Fun
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The Las Vegas Aces' offense has been virtually unstoppable for most of the season. And while the team (and, in particular, reigning league MVP A'ja Wilson) have been lighting it up on the court, they’ve also been having a ton of fun off it. Today, The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings joins us to discuss the Aces' unique blend of offensive firepower, team chemistry, and TikTok dance parties -- and to break down what else is happening in the WNBA as the regular season wraps up and the playoff picture starts to emerge.
Read Chantel Jennings' full story about the Las Vegas Aces:
https://theathletic.com/2786507/2021/08/24/tik-toks-twerking-and-triumph-how-the-aces-lead-the-league-in-fun-and-winning/
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| 0:46.0 | For much of the season, the Las Vegas Ace's offense has been virtually unstoppable. |
| 0:58.0 | And finished by Wilson. Yeah, she's a beautiful move. Beautiful, pumped up. |
| 1:05.0 | It was like gumbo. They got a few ingredients from a little bit of everything to make it turn out and taste just great. |
| 1:16.0 | And while the team has been tearing it up on the court, they've also been having a ton of fun often. |
| 1:21.0 | Today, the athletics chantal Jennings on the Ace's unique blend of offensive firepower, |
| 1:26.0 | team chemistry and dance parties. |
| 1:29.0 | Genuine reactions unplanned fun dancing. That is the Ace's sort of wrapped into one TikTok video. |
| 1:36.0 | From Wondery in the Athletic, I'm Anders Kaltow. It's Tuesday, September 14th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:43.0 | And I don't even know is it is it a TikTok video? I feel really old. It's a TikTok. |
| 1:51.0 | So chantal, when you signed up to be a sports writer for the Athletic, |
| 1:55.0 | did you ever see yourself writing a headline with the words TikTok and twerking in it? |
| 2:00.0 | And how far down the WNBA TikTok rabbit hole did you go for this story? |
| 2:05.0 | Pretty far. And the fact that I had to use the words TikTok in a question to Bill Lambeer, |
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