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Clouds of controversy hover over Aces' three-peat bid

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Las Vegas Aces are seeking to become the second team in league history to three -peat.

The Aces enter the postseason seeded fourth and play the Seattle Storm in a best-of-three first -round series starting Sunday .

The league announced an investigation to determine if the Aces were providing impermissible benefits and circumventing the salary cap.

The WNBA is investigating a possible competitive advantage from salary cap circumvention.

The league has not publicly stated a specific motive for the investigation.

The Aces have struggled to win three consecutive championships.

The Houston Comets won the first four titles from 1997-2000 .

The Green Bay Packers are the closest to winning three consecutive Super Bowls .

Dearica Hamby is a two -time WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year winner and a three -time All-Star.

Hamby announced her pregnancy during the 2022 championship parade.

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