Bam Adebayo surprises the WNBA MVP

This weekend, Adebayo surprised her with her fourth.

Wilson won a close race this time, with Napheesa Collier finishing second; Collier had the stronger first half of the season but Wilson, once healthy, passed her in the second half. The win puts Wilsonabove everyone else in WNBA history, and gets her closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who leads all NBA players all-time with six MVPs. LeBron James has won four.

Adebayo isn't an NBA MVP candidate, but he's certainly made a name for himself in his own way, with two Olympic gold medals, three All-Star appearances and two NBA Finals appearances. He's also made All-Defense five times, though he has been consistently overlooked in the Defensive Player of the Year chase.

Adebayo and Wilson have been more open about their relationship over time, with lifestyle magazines featuring them and the Miami Heat social media accounts frequently tagging Adebayo posts with an apostrophe in tribute to A'ja. And then there's the wardrobe thing.

Wilson has more 30-point games in her career than Adebayo has in his. Heat fans should hope that Adebayo starts to close that gap, especially with Tyler Herro out for the first month of the season with an ankle injury. Adebayo may not be in contention for MVP but, for a while, the Heat need him to play like one.

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