Late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Wings, A’ja Wilson stepped to the free throw line with history in reach. To little surprise, she calmly sunk both shots to surpass Sophia Young-Malcolm and become the all-time leading scorer in Las Vegas Aces franchise history.
“It means the world, it really does,” Wilson said. “It’s a special moment. I didn’t even know, honestly, until about the third quarter. Sydney [Colson] actually told me, she was like, ‘Come on, this is your chance, you don’t want to do it away, you want to do it at home.’ And I was like, ‘That is right.’
“So I’m so grateful to have this moment, my teammates sharing it with me, this crowd sharing it with me. But the job’s not done. we still got a lot more we gotta learn and grow from, but I’m definitely gonna take in this moment.”
Wilson finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks on 11-of-22 from the field in yet another brilliant outing, as the Aces took down the Wings, 104-85. For her career, Wilson now has 4,301 points, ranking 39th in league history and 11th among all active players.