Approximately 222 miles from where a statue of her stands outside of Colonial Life Arena in her hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, No. 22 A’ja Wilson authored another epic.
She lit up Gateway Center Arena for 53 points, leading the Las Vegas Aces past the Atlanta Dream, 112-110.
While her career high and this season’s high, Wilson’s 53 also matches the WNBA’s single-game scoring record, which was set by Wilson’s former teammate Liz Cambage in 2018 when Cambage was a member of the Dallas Wings. Riquna Williams, Wilson’s current teammate who remains away from the team due to domestic violence allegations, is the only other player to post 50 or more points in a single game, dropping 51 as a member of the Tulsa Shock in 2013.
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For the first time since 2018, a 50-PT single-game performance has been dropped in the WNBA
August 22nd 2023 goes down in history for #22 as @_ajawilson22 put up a career-high 53 PTS & tied the WNBA single game scoring record pic.twitter.com/93rosVOIio
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 23, 2023
Even though head coach Becky Hammon, who, when asked during the game if her team had gotten Wilson the ball enough, answered, “It’s never enough,” Wilson’s 53 points suggests the Aces did a pretty good…
