Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson reminded the league why she was a two-time MVP—and perhaps a soon-to-be third—in Sunday’s 77-75 win over the Chicago Sky.
Wilson, who entered Sunday’s matchup averaging 26.8 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, helped the Aces clinch a last-second victory at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The Aces built a double-digit lead midway through the second half, but the Sky mustered an admirable comeback and tied the game with roughly one second left on the clock, thanks to a clutch three-pointer made by Sky guard Chennedy Carter.
On the play immediately after Carter’s basket, though, Wilson silenced the crowd with a clutch shot of her own to win the game.
The All-Star center collected an inbound pass in the paint and calmly finished the lay-up as the buzzer sounded. While her teammates mobbed her, jumping up and down as they celebrated the thrilling victory, Wilson had a stone-cold look on her face which she held for several seconds.
A'JA WILSONNNNNN 🗣️🗣️🗣️@_ajawilson22 // #ALLINLV pic.twitter.com/cdU5K3Jg3o
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August 25, 2024
Fans loved it, including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.
GAME BLOUSES!!!!! @_ajawilson22 😤💪🏾🫡
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 25, 2024
A’ja said pic.twitter.com/zzDHQQ4sqx
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) August 25, 2024
A' looking around like "I really gotta carry this team all the way to the finals" she's so exhausted 😭 pic.twitter.com/lwVis0aPaz
— GABBY FINALS MVP❀A'JA M'VP❀EZI DPOY❀JORDAN 6POY (@kamila_wbb) August 25, 2024
A’ja said ain’t no overtime bihhh… pic.twitter.com/waKluZV870
— Sir B. Terrell (@itsBTerrell) August 25, 2024
OMFG PERFECT ATO FOR A’JA FOR THE GAME WINNER pic.twitter.com/MkBAHbsX8B
— whitney medworth (@its_whitney) August 25, 2024
Aja Wilson u a dog I have no words 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️..#WNBA #WNBATwitter #Skytown pic.twitter.com/BWCoV6Nk2X
— jamaicangirldessii (@Desire_1516) August 25, 2024
Wilson later posted a much funnier reaction to her game-winning shot. She wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), “The Basketball Gods said “here.. DAMN!”
The Basketball Gods said “here.. DAMN!” 😩 https://t.co/5Xdry5ybmb
— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) August 25, 2024
Wilson recorded 20 points, 18 rebounds, and three ocks in the Aces’ win, padding her career-best seventh season in the league. The two-time defending WNBA champions are a half-game out of the fourth seed and will face the Dallas Wings on Tuesday.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Fans Loved A’ja Wilson’s Ice-Cold Reaction to Buzzer-Beater Game-Winner.
