“My sister better than yours”: LeBron James in awe of A'Ja Wilson's 41-point, 17-rebound monster effort vs Mercury
LeBron James has been impressed by A'ja Wilson all season long. The Las Vegas Aces center is having arguably the best regular season of her career dropping two 40-point games in the last three outings. The LA Lakers star took to Instagram to heap praise on her.
Posting a video of Wilson playing against the Phoenix Mercury on his story, James called her his "sister."
"TOO DAMN GOOD!!!! My Sister better than yours!" James wrote with laughing emojis and tagged the WNBA star.
Wilson posted 41 points in the win and made 16-of-23 shots from the field and 2-of-6 shots from beyond the arc. Wilson also had 17 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
This is not the first time that LeBron James praised A'ja Wilson. She has been posting unbelievable numbers throughout the season and leading the WNBA in several stats.
A'ja Wilson is leading the league in points per game, blocks per game and player efficiency rating. She is averaging 27.5 points per game which is almost five points more than Arike Ogunbowale (22.7) who is in second place.
Wilson is also second in rebounds per game (12.0), with only Angel Reese averaging more (13.1). Her 1.9 steals per game is the fourth-best in the league.
The two-time WNBA champion scored 42 points against the Dallas Wings. on Wednesday. Given how dominant Wilson has been all season long, she could already end the MVP race with still eight games to go.
LeBron James left amazed by A'ja Wilson's performance against Wings
A'Ja Wilson leaving LeBron James in awe has not been a rare occurrence as she also made the NBA star feel the same way when the Aces faced the Wings. While the game was still on, and Wilson leading her team, James posted a shoutout post for her on his X account.
"Lil sis going crazy right now!!!! @_ajawilson22 😤😤💪🏾," James wrote.
Wilson scored 42 points in just 37 minutes, shooting 72.7% from the field. She was also as dominant on the defensive end as she recorded six rebounds, one steal and three blocks. However, the Aces ended up losing the game.
The Aces have not been as dominant as they were last year. The defending champions have a chance to three-peat, but so far they haven't looked like the best team in the league.