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Las Vegas Aces, WNBA celebrate the league's 25th anniversary

Posted at 7:57 PM, Apr 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-24 22:58:53-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Happy anniversary to the WNBA.

On April 24, 25 years ago that the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a Women's National Basketball Association.

The Las Vegas Aces, at that time, were known as the Utah Starzz.

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They played there from 1997 until 2002 before becoming the San Antonio Stars.

The team made the move to Las Vegas in 2018 when they became known as the Aces.