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A'ja Wilson played a phenomenal game against the Connecticut Sun, registering her first win of the season for the Las Vegas Aces. She dropped 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
After the game, the WNBA posted that she was the game’s top performer and announced she had moved up to 11th on the all-time blocks list after recording two blocks in the contest.
"A’ja Wilson did what A’ja Wilson does to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first dub of the season!" They said, alongside making that announcement.
Wilson was assisted by Jewell Loyd, who ended the night with 20 points. The Aces won with a dominating score line of 87-62.
"I've been sitting on my (expletive) for the last couple of months like I want to play, I want to get out there and I love that I could play with the young group and kind of get their wheels going and see how they play out there," Wilson expressed post-game.
FINAL SCORES AND TOP PERFORMERS
— WNBA (@WNBA) May 21, 2025
A’ja Wilson did what A’ja Wilson does to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first dub of the season!
22 PTS
10 REB
4 AST
Moved into 11th all-time in blocks!#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/eTuN10khyA
"I'm ready when my name is called and Becky trusts me to be out there. So it doesn't really matter the score. We just want to play the right way. And I'm grateful that I could be out there playing. It's like I said, I ain't been doing nothing for the last month. Let me play." She added.
After the win, she even shared a moment with Tina Charles, the Sun's Center, where she asked Wilson to sign her pair of A'Ones, proving the legacy Wilson has built around herself.
"I ain't been doing nothing for the last month. Let me play, this is my job."
— espnW (@espnW) May 21, 2025
A'ja Wilson said she was ready to get back on the court ASAP after the offseason pic.twitter.com/VU3loL5lgg
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