WNBA Finals MVP and two-time regular season MVP A’ja Wilson has publicly criticized the league’s officiating just days after teammate Kelsey Plum did the same.
Their Las Vegas Aces secured a victory over the Chicago Sky in a game
that had been closer than the team would have liked, with multiple players venting their frustrations throughout the game at fouls not being called.
While Wilson put in a dominant performance in a win, with 20 points and 18 rebounds,
she was extremely unhappy speaking after the game
while seemingly pointing the finger at the referees – stating they must ‘do their job’ after claiming they had ‘tried to intimidate’ her.
She told CBS Sports: “Everyone has to do their job. t’s from the players, to the refs, to the coaches- we all have to do our job.And I don’t appreciate being looked at and stared at as if you’re trying to intimidate me or act like I don’t have a voice on this court.
“So yes we are messing up defensively and it’s like we’re not engaged and we need to get engaged. And that’s on us. But also it goes hand-in-hand. And if I get fined for this I am terribly sorry but it’s ridiculous. We’ve been going through this all season. So, everybody gotta do their job.”
This has not been the first time that Wilson has criticized officials, with her fellow teammate Kelsey Plum voicing her frustrations this past weekend after she was given a technical foul after questioning a call against her.
Despite their anger throughout the game, they ended with smiles on their faces after Wilson hit the game winning shot – found open on an inbounds with 1.1 seconds on the clock before hitting a close-range shot to beat the buzzer.
LeBron James had taken to social media to commend Wilson, tweeting: “GAME BLOUSES! ! ! ! ! @_ajawilson22”.
The victory bolstered the Aces’ record to a 18-11, since dropping to 18-12 in a somewhat disappointing regular season coming into the year as the hot favorites after winning back-to-back championships – currently sitting in 5th place in the standings while being eight wins behind the New York Liberty in the first seed.
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Source: USA Today
