A’ja Wilson‘s MVP campaign is still alive and well, and she may have unlocked the secret to her recent ridiculous surge: a plain white tee.
It’s no secret that the Aces are struggling. They don’t look like a championship team, and their once-lethal starting five isn’t scaring anyone most nights. That leaves a lot of pressure on Las Vegas to win another championship and an even heavier load on its centerpiece, A’ja Wilson.
As you might suspect, Wilson has made major adjustments. Since August 23, she’s arrived at game days dressed down. Her signature glammed-up looks have been traded in for a plain white T-shirt and various colors of sweatpants and shorts.
clocking in
Presented by @Ally // #ALLINLV pic.twitter.com/AwjL7h2nN4
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) September 1, 2024
Why is A’ja Wilson, one of the best-dressed players in the WNBA, no longer serving looks? The answer is pretty simple.
Per Callie Lawsone-Freeman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, here’s A’ja’s reasoning:
“I have to want to put on clothes. Right now, where I am, I don’t feel like I deserve to put on clothes…Right now, my main focus is just getting wins.”
“So if we start getting a couple [of] wins under our belt, I might pop out and show a little something. Right now, I am digging in the bottom of my T-shirt drawer, and I’m putting on a shirt and I’m getting out.”
The plain white tee seems to be working.
As of the time of this post, the Aces are 3-2. Wilson’s averaged 30.6 points and 12.8 rebounds during that five-game stretch, including a monster 41-point and 17-rebound night against the Phoenix Mercury.
A’ja Wilson put on a SHOW in the Aces’ win over the Mercury
41 PTS
17 REB
2 AST
2 STL
1 BLK
16-23 FG
2-6 3PT#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/H0CkS1cXwI— WNBA (@WNBA) September 1, 2024
Hoops fans are totally in on A’ja’s plain white tees and are here for the movement. Here’s what they’re saying:
I love it. https://t.co/0WEKL9GHys
— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) August 27, 2024
I seriously didn't think A'ja Wilson had another gear. But ever since she's released her inner slim shady and started showing up to games in a white tee and sweats, she's been bodying the court and I am shook
— Lyndsey D'Arcangelo (@darcangel21) September 1, 2024
https://t.co/XdHfanFFjo pic.twitter.com/AzI50Km10l
— Arielle (Ari) Chambers (@ariivory) September 2, 2024
Plain White Tees haven’t gone this hard since Hey There Delilah https://t.co/IZzNAqq58o
— Myles (@MylesEhrlich) August 31, 2024
A'ja just gave W fans the easiest and most comfortable Halloween costume for 2024 pic.twitter.com/AjDi1vrxOH
— TJ Keasal (@_talkswithtj) September 1, 2024
how im bout to dress for the rest of the season pic.twitter.com/PW1O5u31lc
— k r i s (@krislumague) September 1, 2024
