Jewell Loid says stormy drama in the past, “in peace” in Las Vegas

Las Vegas – Jewell Loid said “in peace” moving in Las Vegas Aces“Playing the first round against her former VNBA team, The Seattle Stormwith whom she had Arimonic Split before trading in February.

Aces and the storm will meet in the first round for the second season in a row, with playing 1 for Sunday in Michelob Ultra Arena (22.00 Et, ESPN).

Loid played 10 seasons and won two championships with a storm, which made no. 1 in 2015 years. After ACES swallowed Loid and Storm 2-0 in the first round last season, allegedly alleged harassment and bullying storm staff and requested trade. The storm conducted an independent allegation investigation and did not find any injuries.

Loid said it doesn’t think about the past and focuses only on helping no. 2 seeds of aces.

“As the season continued, it’s just basketball, isn’t it?” Loid said after workout on Saturday. “I calmed down that. It doesn’t feel like anything. I’m in peace with everything.”

Loid returned to Seattle to face a storm twice, and the storm won the first meeting in May and ACS, who won the second in June. Loid is alleged that the trainer for assistant storms swore during the second match in Seattle. The VNBA reviewed the complaint, but disciplinary action has not been taken.

“The first time I came back, it was a little weird,” Loid said to play in January. “Being a vet in this league, I understand that you go through the ups and downs. You see many changes in the league and dynamics. They see my value here. I see my character here. I’m here more than just in reputation.” I’m more than just basketball player here. “I’m more here than just in reputation.” I’m more here than just in reputation. “Am I here.”.

Lojdov, two-way Olympic gold medalist and six-craft star, was started most of her VNA career. Preset was at least 15 points per game in eight of 10 seasons in Seattle, leading VNA in scoring at 24.7 ppg in 2023. years. Years.

But she shifted to go out on the bench at the end of July, not long before the Aces started what is now a winning array in 16 games at the beginning of August. Loid suggested that the change of Becky Hammon’s coach said she could feel like she could better help the team in that role.

“Here with the aces, people see my value. They see who I am, my character and my reputation. I’m more than just basketball player. I feel like there can be me.”

Aces Guard Jewell Loid

Hammon deserved Loid, who finished the regular season on average 11.2 points and 3.2 rebounds.

“For someone with his summary, it is almost unheard of,” Hammon said about Loid volunteering to give up his initial roles. “At first I hesitated. I wanted to know her a little. After a few more games, I went to me, and at that moment I would make her mind. You know, I should do that before.”

As for Loid’s past problems with Seattle, Hammon said she and Loid didn’t talk a lot about it.

“I knew there were some difficulties, but it wasn’t like it was here, garbage variety in Seattl,” Hammon said. “We had a few conversations here and there, but nothing in detail. He never entered any details. I can tell you that she was one of my easiest players who would be training. She wants to do anything, everything it takes to kill.

“But in these situations (facing the former team), I don’t want to be there, because I’m probably like that, I’m just doing it as a group because I didn’t get back in the way we played that first game in Seattl. We have the piercing of the ass. “

A lot has happened since then, asa move all the way to the seed no. 2 After starting your winning stripe with .500 records.

When asked about Loid on Saturday, Storm said only about how hard it would be to keep the other players in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas 105-75 victories in Los Angeles in the finals of the finals on Thursday, Loid had seven of the Aces’ VNBA regularly-season Record 22-pointers.

“See how electric players can be out of the bench”, Garda in Seattle Skilar Diggins said. “We all know that Jewell can shoot at basketball. We definitely need to defend the 3-point line. We’ve seen (their last) last game.”