The Las Vegas Aces fell to 4-3 on the 2025 WNBA regular season after a brutal 95-68 loss to the Golden State Valkyries on June 7. There's no question that the

Becky Hammon said the Las Vegas Aces have a “heart issue” after a sluggish and uninspired start to the season, calling out her team’s lack of effort and intensity.

Hammon hired Nakase to her coaching staff when Hammon took the Aces job opening in 2022. Together, they won back-to-back championships for Las Vegas. They were the first WNBA team to win consecutive titles since the Los Angeles Sparks did it in 2001 and 2002.