A'ja Wilson Reaches 1,000 Points, Becoming First WNBA Player to Do It in a Season

A'ja Wilson Reaches 1,000 Points, Becoming First WNBA Player to Do It in a Season
Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) poses after an WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun in Las Vegas on Sept. 15, 2024. Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP
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LAS VEGAS—A’ja Wilson became the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a season when she had 29 in the Las Vegas Aces’ 84–71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

Wilson hit a pull-up from the elbow with 2 minutes left in the game to reach the mark. Earlier this week, the Aces’ star broke the single-season scoring record that Jewell Loyd set last year. Las Vegas called timeout about 30 seconds later and her teammates mobbed Wilson.