Much of the curiosity within the present WNBA season has been centered on Caitlin Clark and her first marketing campaign with the Indiana Fever, however A’ja Wilson confirmed why she deserves immense respect on Saturday evening.
Wilson shined because the Las Vegas Aces heaped extra distress on the Fever who’ve began the season terribly, resulting in numerous stress on their coach.
Many regard Wilson as one of the best participant at present within the WNBA and she or he racked up 29 factors and 15 rebounds to steer the Las Vegas Aces to a 99-80 win over the Indiana Fever.
Clark scored eight factors on 2-of-8 taking pictures (2 of 5 from the 3-point line) and had seven assists and 5 rebounds to go together with six turnovers. That’s her lowest return in a professional sport, having beforehand averaged 16.7 factors.
Maybe in an effort to guard her from robust questions, Clark was not made accessible to the media after the defeat.
Wilson dominates for the Aces
Wilson is a two-time league MVP and she or he made 12 of her 18 photographs, and had her fourth consecutive 20-point and 10-rebound sport which tied a WNBA file shared with three different gamers.
“Final yr, I used to be type of going with the movement,” Wilson mentioned.
“This yr, I really feel like I am making an attempt to select the protection aside and get to my spots. I typically settled quite a bit final yr, which gave the protection time to get a cease. So this yr I really feel like I am beginning to dissect the sport slightly bit extra.”