The House Always Wins: Las Vegas Aces Turn The Strip Into High-Energy Victory Party

The Las Vegas Aces prove once again that the house always wins!

After securing their third WNBA Championship in four years, they celebrated Vegas-style with a parade and victory party at Toshiba Plaza on Friday night.

After parading down the Strip, they made their way to a packed Toshiba Plaza where fans were ready to celebrate the big win for Sin City. After some heartfelt, emotional, and hilarious speeches from players, coach Becky Hammon, owner Mark Davis, and a few other key people, the party took off with performances by Mya, Crime Mob, and Ludacris.

After winning the WNBA Championship against the Phoenix Mercury last week, fans had to wait a full week to party it up! But it was worth every second, because this was a party like no other.

The Blast was in attendance at Toshiba Plaza and got to witness the team rolling in and walking the red carpet to the stage after parading down the Las Vegas Strip. Holding their trophies proudly, they gave the fans what they wanted - a huge celebration!

After the team's five busses arrived at Toshiba Plaza outside of T-Mobile Arena, the party really got started. Important Aces organization members, such as owner Mark Davis, President Nikki Fargas, and head coach Becky Hammon, gave short but powerful speeches, and were gifted the key to the Las Vegas Strip.

After being introduced by the Aces announcer, Chet Buchanan, Hammon took to the mic to share some thoughts about the season. But before she could start talking, the crowd went wild chanting "Becky" over and over.

"This never gets old, I'll tell you that," she started off. "We should do it again next year. Same time, next year, let's do this."

After loud cheers from the crowd, she continued with some words for the ownership group.

"You guys are the best. You seriously just let me do my job. Only text me positive things when it wasn't looking so positive sometimes," she said. "You allow us to be basketball coaches, basketball players, basketball organization. I can't tell you; it's kind of rare, actually, so thank you for that."

Hammon thanked other key members of the Aces organization before moving on to talk about the players.

"Happy players make the best players," she continued. "We want to have the happiest culture around here because happy employees are more productive, they bring a certain kind of energy, and so we want the happiest culture we can possibly create."

"These players, I'm gonna try not to get in my feelings, but I probably will cause I'm Italian," Hammon continued. "So much happened in the off season. Every year is different, you guys are looking at some of the same faces but every team has to come into their own identity. And this team here, was probably player for player, my easiest team to coach since I've been here."

Hammon shared that every day, the players were "100 percent present" and "worked their tails off." She reminded everyone of the time in mid-June when she told the team she didn't know "when that lid's gonna come off" and said it finally did, and this is "one of the most resilient, high character groups" she's ever seen.

She then shouted out the players parents for raising some "hella good daughters."

Hammon reminisced about the tough season start and how things turned around.

"Ladies, enjoy every moment. I enjoyed this journey with you guys. It's like none other we've had," she said. "But I'll be damned if y'all didn't do that sh-t."

After a grand introduction listing her amazing accolades and awards, star player A'ja Wilson danced her way to the mic to share some words about the team and the season.

"First, I really want to thank each and every last one of you guys that's on the stage, give it up for yourselves. We were in the trenches, and everybody was looking at everybody sideways, but we always had belief, and I love y'all for that," she said. "For my teammates, my girlies, oh my God, I love y'all with my whole heart."

She explained that "this is a special, special group" and said, "we pray together, we cry together, we pop champagne together."

Wilson then turned to Hammon and said she can't talk long because "Becky will have me crying up here," and continued to say, "But when you're talking about a woman that pours into you, that sacrifices for you, that loves you for who you are, that's that m-therf-cker, Becky Hammon."

She concluded by saying through tears, "And she believed in us when no one did. She brought us back to life, and I'm so appreciative of what you do and how you pour into each and every last one of us. We go nowhere without Becky Hammon. She's changed the game, even off the court with her hoodie blazer, periodt. But she's changed the game so much that I don't want anyone to take her greatness or any of our greatness for granted."

After all the speeches, it was time to get the next part of the party started with some high-energy performances.

First up - Crime Mob, who belted out their hit, "Knuck If You Buck" with the players dancing and singing alongside of them. Aces fans know this song is played at each and every home game all season long, so it was a must for this celebration.

After Crime Mob finished their set, Mya came out and sang some of her hits to a hyped-up crowd. And then it was time for Ludacris to come out and entertain the masses. He popped up on stage during "All I Do Is Win" and continued to entertain the crowd with some of his hits before the party ended.

Congratulations to the 2025 World Champion Las Vegas Aces. Thank you for an amazing season! Let's do it again next year!