WNBA investigating $100,000 annual sponsorships for Aces players from Las Vegas tourism authority
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The WNBA is investigating whether the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's $100,000 annual sponsorship to Aces players for this season and next is allowed.
A league spokesperson confirmed Saturday that there is an open investigation looking into the deal. The sponsorships do not violate the WNBA's salary cap because the Las Vegas authority did not orchestrate them with the club. But other teams likely were raising questions about the fairness of the sponsorships and whether they violates the spirit of the cap rules.
"I'll put it to you real simple. Most of sponsorship people go after the top two people," Aces coach Becky Hammon said. "This situation from what I understand is, they wanted the whole team. They called individual agents. I don't know the details. I have nothing to do with it. The Aces don't have anything to do with it. That's what happened."
