Aces owner Mark Davis slams WNBA for investigating $100k player sponsorships

Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis isn’t pleased about the WNBA’s investigation into the $100,000 sponsorships players received from the city earlier this month.

On May 17, news about the Aces’ financial gifts from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LCVA) quickly infiltrated WNBA circles. Eventually, the ruckus about players receiving $100,000 each found its way back to the WNBA. A day later, the league launched an investigation.

Mark Davis is taking exception to the league’s actions and calling them out. Here’s what CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones noted that Davis shared with him about the situation:

“There was absolutely nothing done wrong,”Davis said at the conclusion of the NFL league meetings, where he was also representing his Las Vegas Raiders. “And I think it’s sad that they used the word investigation instead of something a little softer to say, ‘Hey we might look into it’ or whatever. But they’re going to find there’s nothing wrong.”

“When you say ‘investigation,’ other organizations that are in our community might say, ‘Hey, we may want to sit back and wait. Maybe this is illegal’ or this or that,” Davis said. “And I think that’s the wrong approach.

“Again, the word investigation is not good. It should have been, ‘This is great. Let’s see more of these come forward and do this.'”

Aces owner Mark Davis tells @CBSSports his team did nothing wrong as the WNBA investigates the unprecedented $1.2M deal between the city and players https://t.co/YBu0dVHlwh

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) May 22, 2024