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☆ Caroline Ellison, whose testimony helped convict Sam Bankman-Fried, faces her own sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A year ago, Caroline Ellison was preparing to testify against her former boss and ex-boyfriend in one of the biggest fraud trials in US history. Ellison, who ran Alameda, pleaded guilty to seven federal counts of fraud and conspiracy shortly after FTX’s collapse. A jury last year convicted former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried on multiple counts of federal fraud and conspiracy. Over three days on the stand, Ellison, who is 29, repeatedly reinforced that throughout her years at Alameda, the buck stopped with Bankman-Fried. While sentencing is entirely up to Judge Kaplan’s discretion, legal experts say it’s highly unlikely Ellison will end up in prison.

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☆ Will Caroline Ellison get jail time for her role in the $11 billion FTX fraud scheme? Here's what the judge must weigh.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, a judge will decide what sentence to give Caroline Ellison, who pleaded guilty to conspiring with Sam Bankman-Fried in an $11 billion fraud scheme. Ellison's sentencing sets up a high-stakes balancing test. She still participated in a massive fraud scheme, after all, the value of which he put at $11 billion. Ellison was the SBF trial's star witnessEllison pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering for her role in the FTX scandal. Because the Bankman-Fried case went to trial, Kaplan has a lot of information at his disposal when deciding Ellison's sentence.

Persons: —, Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Fried, Ellison, Kaplan, FTX, cooperators, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Joshua Naftalis, That's, Naftalis, Fried JANE ROSENBERG, John J, Ray III, Ryan Salame, Salame's, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Ellison's, Krissoff Organizations: Service, Business, Alameda Research, LLP, Prosecutors, Fried JANE ROSENBERG Prosecutors, Securities Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Government, MIT, Bankman Locations: Bankman, Manhattan, Alameda, New York, Brooklyn

☆ Meta has a curious addiction to celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewMeta is reportedly set to introduce AI chatbots voiced by celebrities like John Cena, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Bell, and Dame Judi Dench. (I assume that's the name of the Judi Dench stan-dom) who haven't yet found the right reason to experiment with an AI voice chatbot. Around this time last year, Meta introduced a different round of celebrity AI assistants as part of Messenger. So why is Meta using the celebrity AI playbook again if it apparently crashed and burned last time? AdvertisementHow celebrities can help MetaSo, Meta relying on celebrity voices for its AI products feels a little odd to me.

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☆ Demi Moore's grotesque new movie 'The Substance' has a shocking, bloody, and unhinged ending — and Oscar buzz
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Demi Moore gives the wildest performance of her career in French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat's provocative new movie "The Substance." "The Substance" centers on Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore), a former A-lister whose career is on the decline. They can't survive separately because with Elisabeth dead, there's no more stabilizer fluid, and without stabilizer fluid, Sue can't continue to exist. So Sue's body (while she's en route to the big New Year's Eve performance) starts deteriorating: her teeth begin coming out, and a nail pops off. The monster rips down a photo of Elisabeth's younger face and tapes it on, then dolls itself up with carefully placed earrings and some makeup.

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☆ Leaders from the CIA, Dell Technologies, HP, SageCXO, and ezCater share how they keep up with AI development
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Li | Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

John Roese, the global chief technology officer and chief AI officer of Dell Technologies. In the long term, those two have to come closer together to achieve the speed necessary for an AI cycle. So the quality of what you produce in your organization as a CTO — if you're going to provide models built in-house — better be superstar quality, or no one's using it. Once you understand that those are high level, then you have to ask if you are actually on a path where if you apply AI, you're going to get to an outcome. DeCesare: I've been most inspired to drive the leverage of AI through the company by finding out how people have applied it.

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President Joe Biden welcomed the Gotham Football Club to the White House on Monday, the first National Women’s Soccer League championship team to have the distinction. Biden then welcomed to the stage former U.S. women's national soccer team star Ali Krieger, who played with Gotham until her retirement last year. "Reflecting on my career, I recall times when women's soccer lacked coverage and support," Krieger said. Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesThough Gotham FC is the first NSWL team to reach the White House, it is not the only women's soccer team to be invited. Two other now-defunct leagues have been formed in the U.S. since 2000— the Women's United Soccer Association and the Women's Professional Soccer league.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, —, Ali Krieger, Krieger, Juan Carlos Amorós, Midge Purce, Kevin Dietsch, Barack Obama, ” Krieger Organizations: Gotham Football Club, White, National Women’s Soccer League, team, Gotham, NJ, NY Gotham FC, Women's Soccer League, Gotham FC, Women's United Soccer Association, Professional Soccer, Sky Blue FC, WPS, White House Locations: York, New Jersey, San Diego, U.S, New York

More than half of the nearly 580,000 eligible Latino voters in Pennsylvania are of Puerto Rican descent. Sapunar described Saturday's canvassing event as a "show of solidarity between the immigrant and the Puerto Rican community." The majority of Pennsylvania’s Latino eligible voters are of Puerto Rican descent. In a UnidosUS survey, Pennsylvania Latino voters' top policy issues included jobs and the economy, the rising cost of living, immigration and abortion. Pennsylvania voters had primarily favored Democrats in six presidential elections leading up to 2016, when Republicans won, turning Pennsylvania into a battleground state.

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☆ Ex-USC star Reggie Bush sues for money school and others made off him two decades ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES — Former Southern California football star Reggie Bush has filed a lawsuit against his school, the NCAA and the Pac-12 in a bid to recoup money made on his name, image and likeness during his career with the Trojans two decades ago. “It’s about setting a precedent for the fair treatment of all college athletes. Bush forfeited his Heisman in 2010 after USC was hit with massive sanctions partly related to Bush’s dealings with two aspiring sports marketers. There is a settlement agreement in place to pay $2.78 billion to hundreds of thousands of college athletes. The NCAA changed its rules in 2021 to allow athletes to make money through sponsorship and endorsement deals after fiercely fighting against it for decades.

Persons: Reggie Bush, Reggie Bush’s, ”, Evan Selik, “, ” Bush, Bush, ” Levi McCathern, USC didn’t, Denard Robinson, Braylon Edwards Organizations: ANGELES, Former Southern California, NCAA, USC, Heisman, Trust, Coliseum, Associated Press, Michigan, Big Ten, NC, Collegiate Licensing Company

☆ Zachary Quinto knows how to play the villain. Now, he gets to be the hero in ‘Brilliant Minds’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Max Gao | Max Gao Is A Freelance Entertainment | Sports Journalist Based In Toronto. He Has Written For Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

While exploring the wonders of the human mind, Dr. Wolf and his team of young interns must grapple with their own mental health. Quinto had just come off making his West End debut in a play about the political debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. “A big part of this season’s story is Dr. Wolf starting to live his life, and what that might look like romantically is an interesting question as well.”Zachary Quinto in "Brilliant Minds." Quinto was staggered to learn of Rodemeyer’s death and said he was forced to confront his own hypocrisy. “The legacy of storytelling with him, my connection to him, and the fact that he’s a part of this show is really, really moving and meaningful to me.”For more from NBC Out, sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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☆ Israel issues rare warning to Lebanese civilians and Johnson's new strategy to avert a shutdown: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson makes a deal with Democrats in an attempt to avert a shutdown. Israel launches ‘’extensive’’ strikes across Lebanon. Johnson’s CR should sail through the House — with backing from a large number of Republicans and Democrats. Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election. Aziz Taher / ReutersThe Israeli military warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions this morning as it intensified attacks on its neighbor.

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☆ The gigantic dunes rising up out of the world’s oldest desert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Angle for Nile perch at Lake Turkana (Kenya)Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake. Discover the Force at “Star Wars” film sites (Tunisia)"Star Wars" is brought down to Earth in Tunisia. Alternating between existing structures and sets specifically built for “Star Wars,” scenes from four of the movies were shot on location in Tunisia. Galaxy Tours is one of several outfitters with multi-day guided excursions of Tunisia’s enduring fan-favorite “Star Wars” landmarks. Yvonne Wacht/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesMake like a nomad on a caravan camping trip in the vast Erg Chigaga desert of southern Morocco.

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☆ Pesto the baby penguin is already taller than his parents. Now he’s a social media star
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

At just nine months old and 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds), he’s already bigger than his parents at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia. Photos of Pesto – who is 90 centimeters (about three feet) tall – towering over his parents have gone viral online. SEA LIFE Melbourne AquariumPesto’s biological father, Blake, is one of the aquarium’s oldest and largest penguins. But he’s being raised by Tango and Hudson, younger penguins whom Sea Life keepers wanted to try out as parents. Sea Life Melbourne AquariumBut adulthood is already on the horizon.

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☆ Royal Caribbean's next mega cruise ship is setting sail next year. Here's what we know about the $230-a-night vessel.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Royal Caribbean says its next Icon class ship, Star of the Seas, will set sail in August 2025. The first vessel in its class, Icon of the Seas, debuted in early 2024 to massive success. Star of the Seas would be as large as its predecessor and have amenities like a six-slide waterpark. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! The popular cruise line says its second Icon class mega-ship, Star of the Seas, will debut with seven-night Caribbean cruises from Florida's Port Canaveral beginning August 2025.

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☆ Ryan Murphy explains why he cast Travis Kelce in his new show 'Grotesquerie': 'A star is a star'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Speaking to reporters at a press conference attended by Business Insider ahead of the "Grotesquerie" premiere, Murphy explained how the unexpected casting came about. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "I always have a motto in my world and in my work that a star is a star is a star," Murphy explained. Murphy had just started on pre-production on "Grotesquerie," and he offered to tailor a part in the show specifically around Kelce. According to Murphy, Kelce spent months working with an acting coach, showed up to set off-book, and knew everybody's lines.

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☆ The RFK Jr.-Nuzzi relationship had reportedly become an open secret in some circles before the news broke
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Following the initial news, The Daily Beast reported that the relationship between the star reporter, 31, and the Kennedy scion, 70, had been somewhat of an open secret. Nuzzi initially denied the affair, the Daily Beast added, though that clearly didn't hold up with whatever evidence Haskell had. AdvertisementThat corroborates the original reporting on the affair from Oliver Darcy's newsletter Status, in which he said Kennedy "boasted" about the relationship. According to The Daily Beast, at least some sexts were sent.

Persons: —, Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, it's, Kennedy, Semafor's Ben Smith, David Haskell, Nuzzi, Haskell, Oliver Darcy's, Puck, Dylan Byers, Ryan Lizza, Byers, Lizza, Corey Lewandowski's Organizations: Service, New York Magazine, Business, Daily, New Yorker, Yorker, RFK Jr Locations: New York, Washington

☆ WNBA Playoffs: A’ja Wilson sparks comeback in three-peat hunt, Alyssa Thomas downs Fever with triple-double and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Wilson, quiet for so much of the contest, finished with a game-high 21 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Newly crowned 2024 MVP A'ja Wilson drives to the basket in Game 1 against the Seattle Storm. Thomas also recorded a triple-double against Indiana in the first game of this year’s regular season. Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas looks for the open pass against the Indiana Fever in Game 1 of their first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Fever would never recover and now Indiana has to win Game 2 on Wednesday to keep its postseason alive.

Persons: A’ja Wilson, Becky Hammon’s, Tiffany Hayes, Wilson, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson, Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, Barry Gossage, ”, Becky, Hammon, Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, Caitlin Clark, Caitlin Clark’s, Alyssa Thomas, Thomas, Joe Buglewicz, I’ve, Marina Mabrey, DeWanna Bonner, Bonner, “, doesn’t, Clark, ” Clark, Stephanie White –, Leonie Fiebich, Napheesa Collier, Sandy Brondello’s, Courtney Vandersloot, Brondello, “ Leo, We’ve, ” Brondello, she’s, Breanna Stewart –, Sabrina Ionescu, Haley Jones, Breanna Stewart, Corey Sipkin, Diana Taurasi, Collier –, –, Natasha Cloud, Taurasi Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Aces, Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces, Las, Las Vegas, Storm, Seattle, Seattle Times, Houston Comets, Indiana Fever, Indiana, Connecticut Sun, Mohegan Sun Arena, AP, Fever, AP WNBA, Liberty, Lynx, Atlanta, New York, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Mercury, New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx Indiana, Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm Locations: Las Vegas, Connecticut, Stephanie White – Indiana, Indiana, New York, New

☆ Side-by-side images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes show why NASA spent 25 years and $10 billion on the Webb
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewNASA's James Webb Space Telescope floored astronomers and spectators across the globe when it released its first full-color images. Even those preliminary snapshots revealed countless stars, galaxies, and fine details that hadn't been seen before. A side-by-side collage of the same area taken by Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope in its very first image. In the JWST image, you can see galaxies in the background that were invisible to HubbleA few galaxies that are clearly visible in the JWST image, but not the Hubble image. The JWST image also revealed the stellar nurseries created as galaxies mergeThe JWST image shows a region of gas compressed between merging galaxies.

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☆ Caitlin Clark unanimously named AP WNBA Rookie of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Caitlin Clark has continued to reap the rewards from her remarkable debut season in the WNBA, most recently being unanimously chosen for the Associated Press’ (AP) Rookie of the Year. The WNBA will announce its official Rookie of the Year and the rest of its awards throughout the postseason which tipped off on Sunday. Clark went into her rookie season with the weight of expectation on her shoulders, and she certainly didn’t disappoint. Clark also became the first rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers made by a rookie in league history. Off the court, the guard has helped attract new fans to the sport, with WNBA attendances soaring as a result.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, ” Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Associated Press, Indiana Fever, AP, Fever, Connecticut Sun, Sun Locations: Connecticut

☆ Mark Cuban slams Trump's new silver coins as a bitcoin betrayal and an attempt to profit from his supporters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In an X post On Saturday, the tech billionaire shared the Republican presidential candidate's promotional video for Official Trump Coins, in which Trump hailed them as a "true symbol of American greatness." "He is selling the silver coins as a collectible that could increase in value …. He also suggested Trump's endorsement of the coins means he can't be trusted as a business partner or investor. Cuban asked on X.AdvertisementHe continued: "Would you tell ANYONE you know to get business or investment advice from a person selling these coins?" Cuban has repeatedly criticized Trump in recent weeks while championing Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump's rival in this year's presidential race.

Persons: —, Cuban, Donald Trump, he's, Trump, Warren Buffett, They're, Trump's, Kamala Harris, He's, Trump Organization didn't Organizations: Service, Republican, Trump, Business, btc, Maxis, Dallas Mavericks, White, JBCZ Group, CIC Digital, CIC Ventures, CIC, Trump Organization Locations: bitcoin

☆ ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus marries for third time, with ‘Bake Off’ star Sandi Toksvig officiating
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —ABBA legend Björn Ulvaeus has tied the knot for the third time, marrying his partner Christina Sas on Saturday in a ceremony officiated by comedian and ex-“Great British Bake Off” host Sandi Toksvig. “Today on the 21st of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark,” a statement posted on the 79-year-old songwriter and guitarist’s Instagram page reads. Former "Great British Bake Off" host Sandi Toksvig married the couple in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ulvaeus married Fältskog in 1971 and Andersson and Lyngstad wed in 1978. Ulvaeus married Lena Kallersjö in 1981 but the pair divorced after 41 years of marriage in 2022, a year after ABBA reunited.

Persons: Björn Ulvaeus, Christina Sas, Sandi Toksvig, ”, guitarist’s, Mike Marsland, ABBA’s, ” Toksvig, Ulvaeus ’, Toksvig, Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson, Anni, Frid Lyngstad, Fältskog, Andersson, Lyngstad, Mamma Mia, ” Ulvaeus, Lena Kallersjö Organizations: CNN, British, PA Media, ABBA Locations: “, Herning, Denmark, Copenhagen, German, Nuremberg, ”

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WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson have been named the Associated Press Rookie of the Year and the league's Player of the Year, respectively. Clark scored the most points in a single season for a rookie and broke the league's assist mark for the season as well, according to the AP. Wilson became the fourth player in WNBA history to win Player of the Year three separate times. “It means a lot,” Wilson told the AP about her Player of the Year win. “The preparation you put in, the approach I set myself up for this season.”The South Carolina native is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, Clark, ”, Wilson, ” Wilson Organizations: Associated Press, WNBA, Indiana Fever, AP, Las Vegas Aces, Team USA, Paris Olympics Locations: Connecticut, Iowa, Japan, South Carolina

☆ Janet Jackson tells interviewer she's heard Kamala Harris is not Black, echoing election disinformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Echoing well-trodden disinformation that has infected the U.S. presidential election, pop icon Janet Jackson said she has heard Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black. Jackson is quoted as saying during the interview in her adopted hometown of London. The author wrote that she responded with a correction, telling Jackson that Harris does have Indian heritage but is also Black. Father Donald J. Harris, an economist and Stanford University professor emeritus, was born in Jamaica and is Black. "I think either way it goes is going to be mayhem," Jackson is quoted as saying.

Persons: Janet Jackson, Kamala Harris, Jackson, Harris, “, ” Jackson, ”, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Shyamala Gopalan, Father Donald J, Joe Jackson, Brother Michael Jackson, LaToya, Justin Timberlake Organizations: The Guardian, Resorts, National Association of Black Journalists, Stanford University, Guardian, Super Locations: London, Houston, India, Jamaica

☆ Fact check: Trump tells two false stories about Oprah Winfrey, including one he’s been repeating for 11 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump told two fictional stories about Oprah Winfrey on Saturday – one of them new, another he has been telling for at least 11 years. In a social media post late Saturday night, Trump wrote, “A long time ago, Oprah Winfrey asked me to do her last Network Television Show. He did not appear on the last episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2011, nor even in the star-studded final week of the show. At a campaign rally in North Carolina earlier on Saturday, Trump said: “And didn’t Oprah ask her about her time at McDonald’s? Rather, Winfrey passingly mentioned the McDonald’s job during her introduction of Harris – before the vice president walked onstage for their conversation.

Persons: Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Trump’s, Winfrey, Kamala Harris, Trump, “, ”, Harris, Oprah, Winfrey’s, –, Michael Jordan, Will Smith, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Beyoncé, ‘, Oprah didn’t, Kamala, Winfrey passingly, Harris –, ’, ” Harris Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, Democratic National Convention, Harris, Democratic, CNN Locations: Michigan, McDonald’s, California, North Carolina, –

☆ 2024 WNBA playoffs: How to watch as postseason gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —After a long, history-making WNBA season that featured a break for the Paris Olympics, the postseason is finally here. 1 New York Liberty – 1 p.m. It has been on the losing side in the WNBA Finals on five occasions, most recently against the Las Vegas Aces last year. After a spectacular rookie season, Clark will now be tested by the trials and tribulations of the postseason for the first time. Despite winning it all in 2022 and 2023, Las Vegas is certainly not the favorite heading into the postseason and could only manage the fourth seed for the playoffs.

Persons: Tina Charles, “, ”, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Stewart, Ionescu, Kirby Lee, Caitlin Clark, Clark, Emilee Chinn, Christie Sides, Dijonai Carrington, Diana Taurasi’s, Diana Taurasi, that’s, Ross D, Cheryl Reeve, Napheesa Collier, we’ve, ’, Chelsea Gray, A’ja Wilson, Wilson, Steph Chambers, Nneka Ogwumike, Jewell Loyd, Sue Bird – Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, New York Liberty –, Indiana Fever, Connecticut Sun, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta, New York, Washington Mystics, Liberty, USA, Sports, Reuters, Sun, WNBA, Getty, Mystics, Fever, Chicago Sky, Lynx, Phoenix, Mercury, Franklin, AP Phoenix, Minnesota, LA Sparks, Aces, Storm The Las Vegas Aces, Houston Comets, Seattle Locations: ”, New York, Indiana, ” Connecticut, Las Vegas

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