The Las Vegas Aces cemented their dynasty Friday night, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury to claim their third WNBA championship in four years.
Star forward A’ja Wilson once again led the charge. The four-time MVP delivered a dazzling 31-point performance in Game 4, following a clutch game-winner earlier in the series. Her scoring run set a new WNBA Finals record and earned her a second Finals MVP award, another jewel in a career already packed with milestones.
But after the confetti fell and the cameras flashed, it wasn’t the stats or trophies that caught fans’ attention, it was a quiet, heartfelt moment between Wilson and her boyfriend, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo. “Thank you for believing in me, baby,” Wilson said, wrapping her arms around Adebayo as they shared an embrace near center court.
A celebration bigger than basketball
Adebayo, smiling through the chaos, told reporters how proud he was. “Super proud of her,”he said. “People don’t see the ups and downs, the long nights. To watch her reach this level and share this moment – that means everything.”
Their relationship, confirmed earlier this year, has grown into one of basketball’s favorite love stories. Adebayo even presented Wilson with her 2025 league MVP trophy, a gesture fans now view as a preview of this weekend’s emotional scene.
For Wilson, it was the perfect end to a dominant season. For Adebayo, it was pride made visible, not in his own success, but in hers. “I just want her to keep breaking barriers,” he said earlier this year.
And on that championship night in Phoenix, she did exactly that, proving that love, like greatness, sometimes shines brightest under the lights.
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