{"id":205972,"date":"2025-10-11T21:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/205972\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T21:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:11:09","slug":"bam-adebayo-celebrates-aja-wilsons-wnba-finals-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/205972\/","title":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo celebrates A&#8217;ja Wilson&#8217;s WNBA Finals win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Four-time WNBA MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/aja-wilson-makes-unprecedented-history-aces-win-third-wnba-championship-4-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A&#8217;ja Wilson<\/a> had a message for her beau after capping her latest standout season with another championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday to secure the franchise\u2019s third championship in the past four years. Wilson was named the Finals MVP for the second time in her career. She also earned WNBA Defensive Player of the Year honors for a third time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/miami-heat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miami Heat<\/a> star Bam Adebayo, who is in a relationship with Wilson, was on hand for Friday&#8217;s clincher.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aja-wilson-las-vegas-aces.jpg\" alt=\"A'ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A&#8217;ja Wilson (22) of the Las Vegas Aces poses with the Most Value Player award and Bam Adebayo after winning Game Four of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs finals at Mortgage Matchup Center on Oct. 10, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Videos shared across social media showed Wilson and Adebayo embracing and celebrating the special moment. One video showed a tearful <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espn\/status\/1976839037622128744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wilson telling Adebayo<\/a>, &#8220;Thank you for believing in me, baby.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In another video, the Miami center shared some of his thoughts on Wilson. &#8220;Super proud of her,&#8221; Adebayo said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Y&#8217;all don&#8217;t see the behind-the-scenes, the ups and the downs. So being able to obviously have this moment with her and share this moment\u2026 truly special, truly proud of her. Like I tell everybody, be thankful for it while it&#8217;s here.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aja-wilson-tropphy-101125.jpg\" alt=\"A'ja Wilson holds the WNBA Finals MVP trophy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Aces center A&#8217;ja Wilson celebrates with teammates after Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals at Mortgage Matchup Center.\u00a0 (Joe Camporeale\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert-booed-crowd-flipped-off-while-presenting-wnba-championship-trophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WNBA COMMISSIONER CATHY ENGELBERT BOOED BY CROWD, FLIPPED OFF WHILE PRESENTING WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wilson also became the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WNBA player<\/a> to score 1,000 points in a single season.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aja-wilson-bam-adebayo.jpg\" alt=\"A'ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo watch a WNBA game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Aces forward A&#8217;ja Wilson and boyfriend Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo watch the three-point contest during the 2025 WNBA All Star Skills Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 18, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.\u00a0 (Trevor Ruszkowski\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion of the WNBA Finals brings the beginning of an offseason that will be defined by potentially tense negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The league will also expand to 15 teams in 2026, adding franchises in Toronto and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/portland-wnba-franchise-return-revived-name-begin-play-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Portland, Oregon.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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