A’Ja Wilson Praises God After Her Team Wins First WNBA Title

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A’Ja Wilson Praises God After Her Team Wins First WNBA Title

2022-09-21T09:41:48+01:00

By Church News

Las Vegas Aces forward and former South Carolina women’s basketball stand-out A’ja Wilson led her team to their first WNBA championship Sunday after defeating the Connecticut Sun 77-71 in game four of the WNBA Finals.According to Sports Spectrum, WNBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year A’ja Wilson contributed 20 points per game in the finals, playing every second of the series on Sunday and leading her team to victory. It is the first time the city of Las Vegas is celebrating a professional sports championship.“God is so good! I’m a champion,” Wilson tweeted.The twenty-six-year-old basketball player has previously won national player of the year honours, an NCAA championship in college, four WNBA All-Star selections and two league MVPs.“Winning a championship is something that no one can ever take from you,” Wilson said during the postgame press conference. “Once you’ve got that down, you are in the books forever. … When you’re talking about a legacy, you have to win. You have to win, and I don’t win without my teammates, so this moment right here, this year right here, is something that I’m never going to forget.”Wilson also thanked God for allowing her to make it to this point in her career.“For this to be a part of my legacy and a part of my journey, I am blessed,” she continued. “I’ve got to give it all to God. Without Him, I wouldn’t be anywhere. He plays through me, and I always say, ‘Let that light from within shine brighter than the light that’s on you.’ It’s something special. I love where I am right now.”Wilson was raised in a family of believers. Her grandfather was a minister, and she attended church regularly in her childhood. In college, she continued to grow in her faith under University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley.She continued, “Prayer has just really helped me out through my whole basketball career, It’s a part of my pregame ritual; it’s a part of my warm-up. It’s always involved because I know that it’s so much more than what’s at stake and what’s in front of me. I just have to give thanks, that’s the biggest thing. Prayer is my peace.”ALSO READ Auburn Basketball Team Baptized in Jordan River during Israel Tour