WNBA star A’ja Wilson expressed her disgust as game officials eagerly took selfies with superstar singer Usher following a devastating loss.
Wilson continued her historic pace by shooting 28 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. But her output was not enough to stave off the upstart Chicago Sky led by Chennedy Carter. Carter torched the Aces for 34 points en route to a surprising win over the two-time defending champs, 93-85. Carter’s teammate Angel Reese deposited another double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Sky.
Wilson was inadvertently caught raging about the bad loss
Afterward, as the Sky celebrated their important victory, Wilson unleashed a torrent of expletives because she believed the officials failed to blow their whistles on many fouls during the game, yet dashed toward the Confessions crooner immediately after the game.
“They ain’t did s— all day, but they wanna take a motherf—– picture with Usher,” she spat to a teammate standing next to her.
The rest of Wilson’s viral rant was cut off as the camerapeople, who were trained on her, turned off their mics.
Some of Wilson’s reliable teammates had off nights
Wilson’s star teammates, particularly Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Gray — the latter appropriately nicknamed the “Point Gawd” by adoring fans and sportswriters — scored just 8 and 7 points, respectively. Star reserve Tiffany Hayes, however, tried to help the Aces by contributing 19 points while Jackie Young added 17.
Wilson was particularly bothered by the Aces’ results because her team went into the All-Star and Olympic break with a loss. They now sit in fourth place in the WNBA standings with a 16-8 record.
As a consolation, Wilson, the front-runner for league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, goes into the Paris Games leading the league in points per game, rebounds and blocked shots.
