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Las Vegas Aces’ star A’ja Wilson unanimously named WNBA Most Valuable Player

Las Vegas Aces’ star A’ja Wilson unanimously named WNBA Most Valuable Player

Las Vegas Aces center-forward A'ja Wilson caps off an incredible record-breaking season as she has been unanimously named the 2024 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the league announced on Sunday. The 28-year-old, who won the honours for the third time having previously gotten it in 2020 amd 2022, ties the record for the most MVP awards in WNBA history. She becomes the fourth player in WNBA history...

Aces star A’ja Wilson becomes first player to record 1000 points in single WNBA season 

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson further etched her name in WNBA history on Sunday as she became the first player to score 1000 points in a single season in league history. The 28-year-old, who recently broke the single-season scoring record formerly held by Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd, achieved the milestone in front of her home fans inside the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas....

WNBA: Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson breaks single-season scoring record

WNBA: Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson breaks single-season scoring record

Two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), A’ja Wilson, has shattered the league’s single-season scoring record in the Las Vegas Aces’ 86-75 win over the Indiana Fever at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the early hours of Thursday. The 28-year-old, who entered the game needing just 11 points to make history, broke the record with her 941st point of the season, just before the halftime break. She achieved...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s D’Tigress bow out of Olympics in style despite defeat to USA  

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s D’Tigress bow out of Olympics in style despite defeat to USA  

The D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, can hold their heads high despite an 88-74 defeat to the top-ranked United States in the quarterfinals of the basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Nigeria, who were clearly the underdogs heading into the game, made the Americans fight hard to gain victory inside the packed Accor Arena in Paris, with a large part of the crowd...

Paris 2024: D’Tigress off to winning start, stuns Australia in women’s basketball

Paris 2024: How being the underdogs can favour Nigeria’s D’Tigress against USA

Nigeria's women's basketball team, the D'Tigress, are faced with an herculean task in the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. The six-time Afrobasket champions must find a way to defeat the best team in the world—the United States—who are on the hunt for a record-extending tenth consecutive gold medal. The D'Tigress have enjoyed historic success at the Olympics in...