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Statue of Liberty on Las Vegas Strip dons Aces jersey — VIDEO

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 20, 2018 - 11:02 am
 
A Las Vegas Aces jersey appears on the Statue of Liberty outside of the New York-New York in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
A Las Vegas Aces jersey appears on the Statue of Liberty outside of the New York-New York in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
A Las Vegas Aces jersey appears on the Statue of Liberty outside of the New York-New York in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
New York-New York Hotel & Casino's half-size replica of Lady Liberty wears a Las Vegas Aces jersey to celebrate the WNBA team's inaugural season on June 19, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for MGM Resorts International)
A Las Vegas Aces jersey appears on the Statue of Liberty outside of the New York-New York in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Lady Liberty at New York-New York has traded her hockey sweater for a basketball jersey.

With the Golden Knights now in the offseason, the Statue of Liberty has switched allegiances for the Las Vegas Aces’ inaugural season, donning a no. 18 Aces jersey.

The Aces went as far as to “sign” Lady Liberty to an honorary contract, complete with a WNBA player card.

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Lady Liberty’s player card for the Las Vegas Aces. MGM Resorts.

According to MGM Resorts, the jersey took approximately 250 hours to make and is 75.5-feet tall.

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