Las Vegas-es gave only one way that Las Vegas Aces Becky Hammon coach was the first player as the first player in the history of the league a 30-20 double double.
“It's just a'ja to be an a'ja,” she said.
She shook in awe.
“She could have had one of them in the past,” added Hammon. “I never really let her go to the offensive glass this year, where we emphasized it more.”
Wilson ended with 32 points on 13-of-25 shootings with her second career, which the Aces led to a 94-86 victory over the sun from Connecticut on Sunday evening. It was her 14th double double of the season and her sixth career game with at least 30 points and 15 rebounds that, according to ESPN research, connected Tina Charles for most in WNBA history.
“It's huge,” said Wilson, who also registered her 30th career 30 point game. “I didn't even know, as many greats as in this league, it's a kind of shock that it happens right now. It's a blessing. I love what I do. I love what I do. I love it so much, so I can get out and just play basketball as I love and the team, and we will all contact each other – I'm happy with this.”
Teammate Jackie Young said that Wilson never stopped surprising.
“She appears every night and I think she's so great in what she is doing,” said Young. “She is a super hard worker, so it is cool to see her hard work. At the same time, they bring double teams to her, triple teams to her, and she has to navigate and play it. She is still able to achieve insane numbers every evening.”
Wilson, who was the fastest and second-speaking player this season, who scored 5,000 career points, took up 30 points in 2018 since entering the league.
“It is pretty cool to have my name in the record books when it comes to about it,” said Wilson, who turned 29 on Friday. “I'm pretty sure that there will be a lot of follow -up. So yes, it's pretty cool to give the first.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
