Fans take digs at A’ja Wilson after Sabrina Ionescu’s clutch Game 2 performance: “Her white privilege put her over the top”
Fans take digs at A’ja Wilson after Sabrina Ionescu’s clutch Game 2 performance (image credits; Getty)
WNBA fans took aim at unanimous MVP A’ja Wilson after the Las Vegas Aces suffered a disappointing loss in Game 2 of their playoff semifinal series against the New York Liberty. These reactions came after the resurgence of Wilson’s comments on the privilege of white players in the league.
One fan made a sarcastic comment on X, formerly Twitter, mentioning Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu and her game-winning performance.
“Hopefully Sabrina Ionescu understands that her white privilege put her over the top tonight in the Liberty win over the Aces.”
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Other fans rallied to the comments section with their messages trolling A’ja Wilson and the Aces for the loss.
“Yes and the Aces must immediately sign some white girls before next game…. ,” @idrinkcoffeeblk said.
“Well next she must feel white guilt for playing so well and making her fellow black women look inferior,” @TGWoodsy said.
“Had Wilson allows plum to have her privilege, aces would have better outcome,” @phoenix201814 said.
“Yeah cause she’s averaging over 20ppg (privileges per game,” @bdg8732 said.
“If only they allowed Plum to exercise her privilege maybe they would’ve won,” @zimraised said.
Sabrina Ionescu played a critical part in securing Game 2 for her team. She scored 24 points, collected nine rebounds and dished out five crucial assists to help her team win the matchup with a final score of 84-88.
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A’ja Wilson has found herself under the microscope online after her comments to teammate Kelsey Plum went viral in a resurfaced video. A fan posted a video on X where the unanimous MVP compared Plum to UConn Huskies star, Paige Bueckers.
“Us, as black women, Paige reminds me a lot of you. Like, if you say, ‘It’s not really about me.’ She knows,” Wilson said. “And she knows how her privilege has gotten her to that point. And also, she’s good at basketball, obviously.
“Like, she understands her privilege. It’s like what pushes her over the top in a sense. It reminds me a lot of you. And I mean, that as a compliment.”
Since then A’ja Wilson has been receiving a lot of criticism online. Fans have been vocal about the Aces star seeming to attach the success of players to their race instead of their talent.
