Two weeks ago, after the Las Vegas Aces had clinched consecutive WNBA titles, forward A’ja Wilson sat at the Game 4 postgame news conference as a conquering heroine. She was the face of both revelry and rivalry, with a gold bottle in one hand and the mic in another.
Her swagger was never in doubt, even before she donned a shirt to complement her Finals MVP status that read “MV’Periodt.” But there was a gravity to Wilson not seen during her previous championship postgame Q&A session, a legendary performance.
And then the Aces guard Kelsey Plum, in true team fashion, repeated history with an impression of Radio Raheem from Do the Right Thing.
“Wait, y’all! I’m being serious! I’m being serious!” Wilson declared before she momentarily conceded to her teammates’ rendition of rap group Crime Mob’s “Knuck If You Buck.” The championship vibes and the petty competitiveness continued over the next few days. Wilson wore a shirt at the team’s victory parade with the number of first, second and third place regular-season MVP votes she received printed on the back, a celebration that preceded the Aces being the superstar guests of another celebrity Vegas resident – R&B singer Usher.
The last two weeks have been outlandish and over the top, including Wilson calling out the music icon – and it has been absolutely beautiful and free. This is women’s basketball and it deserves these moments.
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