Yahoo Sports A'ja Wilson scored 1,000 points in a WNBA season with the coldest on-brand bucket
A'ja Wilson made WNBA history on Sunday in the most A'ja Wilson way possible, and how it happened shouldn't surprise people.
At this point, anyone who says someone should be the WNBA MVP over A'ja Wilson must be trolling because my mind cannot comprehend the sheer greatness happening. Wilson is on a UNPARALLLED TEAR. She just broke the WNBA single-season scoring record on September 11, and on Sunday, she went otherworldly on the Connecticut Sun to set a new scoring benchmark.
A'ja dropped a casual 29 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks en route to 1,000 points. YES — 1,000 POINTS IN A SINGLE SEASON. How did she get to such a historic feat? With her signature turnaround fadeaway mid-range jumper, of course. The basketball gods couldn't have scripted this up any other way. PERFECTION.
Point number 1,000 for A'ja Wilson. 👏
The only player to ever score 1k in a single WNBA szn pic.twitter.com/aQhJ2k0zht— WNBA (@WNBA) September 15, 2024
The shot for point number 1,000 on the szn x A'ja Wilson 📽️#Phantomcam pic.twitter.com/xd8xOV3CtZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 16, 2024
Of course, her teammates and hoops fans went absolutely wild after she set a new WNBA record.
Here's how they reacted:
A'ja's teammates mob her afterward as they should lolpic.twitter.com/A33LmWRyJA https://t.co/1flVgp5mgs
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) September 15, 2024
Hey A’ja it’s me again 😂….You’re awesome!! @_ajawilson22
— Allisha Gray (@Graytness_15) September 16, 2024
@_ajawilson22 you did it with the middy!!! Congrats to you the one, the only, A’ONE!! Hand her her things!!!! MVP! DPOY! First and Last team All @WNBA
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) September 15, 2024
Hope everybody finds A’thousand reasons to smile on this lovely Sunday. 😁
— 13am Adebayo (@Bam1of1) September 16, 2024
Hey bookie @_ajawilson22! Sooo you’re like really good 🤩
— Rhyne Howard 🤟🏾🈳 (@howard_rhyne) September 16, 2024
@_ajawilson22 you are in a league all by yourself! Love to see it. Keep going Queen.👑🫡🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/jZ9NUfenMg
— Sheryl Swoopes (@airswoopes22) September 16, 2024
Congratulations, @_ajawilson22! History maker! #OnlyOneOneThousand #AjaWilson https://t.co/366IUcvHJM
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) September 16, 2024
A’JA MF WILSON
1K
HER pic.twitter.com/V2FQul4PVy— Lo ✨❤️🔥 (@BiggggLo_) September 15, 2024
Me retweeting every post congratulating A’ja on becoming the first W player ever to score 1,000 points in a season and she didn’t even need the entire 40 games ! pic.twitter.com/tFTfubyYys
— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) September 15, 2024
A'ja Wilson eclipsing 1,000 points on a middy pic.twitter.com/IcagDUkqrn
— Ashlee Woods ✨ (@ashleemwoods) September 16, 2024
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