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Michael VoepelJun 25, 2025, 11:07 PM ET
- Michael Voepel is simply a elder writer who covers the WNBA, women's assemblage hoops and different assemblage sports. Voepel began covering women's hoops successful 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.
Three-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson reached the 5,000-point people successful her vocation Wednesday nighttime during the Aces' 85-59 triumph implicit the Sun successful Las Vegas, becoming the fastest subordinate successful league past to deed that milestone.
Wilson did it successful her 238th game, up of Breanna Stewart (242), Diana Taurasi (243) and Angel McCoughtry (257). She is the 28th subordinate successful WNBA past with 5,000 vocation points. Taurasi, who retired earlier this twelvemonth aft 20 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, is the WNBA's vocation scoring person with 10,646 points.
Wilson started Wednesday's crippled 7 points shy of 5,000. She scored her seventh and eighth points connected a layup with 4:04 near successful the 2nd quarter. The assemblage astatine Michelob Ultra Arena successful Las Vegas erupted, with fans holding up "5,000" signs. Wilson stayed business-like successful her demeanor, but got congratulations from her teammates and immoderate of the Sun players.
Wilson finished with 22 points.
Wilson, 28, led the Aces to WNBA titles successful 2022 and 2023. The No. 1 prime retired of South Carolina successful 2018, Wilson was MVP successful 2020, 2022 and 2024.
