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WNBA player A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat embrace after a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards at Kaseya Center on March 10, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n
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A\u2019ja Wilson is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in WNBA history. Along with already winning three WNBA championships, Wilson is the league\u2019s first four-time MVP and has also won her three Defensive Player of the Year awards.<\/p>\n
Wilson is also tied with Liz Cambage for the highest-scoring individual performance in WNBA history, scoring 53 points on Aug. 22, 2023. But Wilson somehow doesn\u2019t have the highest-scoring individual performance in her own household.<\/p>\n
That now belongs to Wilson\u2019s longtime boyfriend Heat center Bam Adebayo, who still doesn\u2019t have an NBA MVP award or NBA Defensive Player of the Year honor but put together the second-highest scoring individual performance in NBA history to lead the Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards<\/a> on Tuesday night at Kaseya Center. Adebayo finished with en eye-opening 83 points on 20-of-43 shooting from the field, 7-of-22 shooting on threes and 36-of-43 shooting from the foul line in 42 minutes.<\/p>\n \u201cI know he says that I\u2019m his inspiration,\u201d Wilson said while sitting alongside Adebayo for his postgame press conference late Tuesday night following his historic display, \u201cbut I don\u2019t think he has a clue how much he inspires me to continue to be the person that I am.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilson was bothered that she wasn\u2019t in attendance for Sunday\u2019s Heat home win over the Detroit Pistons, when Adebayo joined Dwyane Wade as the only players in franchise history to reach 10,000 career points with the team.<\/p>\n But Adebayo made it up to Wilson by making NBA history in front of her on Tuesday, passing Kobe Bryant\u2019s 81-point night for the second-highest scoring game in league history. Only Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s 100-point game on March 2, 1962, is ahead of Adebayo\u2019s 83-point outing.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was complaining about how I got my 10,000 points and how she wanted me to wait,\u201d Adebayo, 28, said with a smile. \u201cSo, to have 83 the first game she\u2019s back here is very special.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilson usually sits courtside at Kaseya Center for Adebayo\u2019s games, but she spent part of Tuesday\u2019s contest watching from an arena tunnel. With Adebayo in the middle of an all-time game, she didn\u2019t want to sit in her seat \u201cto mess up any mojo.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was hiding a little bit only because, I don\u2019t know, I just got nervous,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cBecause like Bam said, I see the countless hours that he puts in, I see the early morning workouts, the questioning, the self-doubt, I see all that.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so, for him to be thriving so well in that space during that time, I didn\u2019t want to mess up any mojo because we are two of the most routine people ever. And I\u2019m just like, all right, if I\u2019m not in my seat, he\u2019s doing pretty well. And I remember I sat down and you missed your free throw and I was like, all right, let me go back to the back.\u201d<\/p>\n But Wilson was in her courtside seat when Adebayo scored his 83rd point with 1:16 left in Tuesday\u2019s fourth quarter to become just the second player in NBA history to reach that number.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew I wanted to just be there to show my support,\u201d Wilson, 29, said. \u201cBut this has been an incredible game, obviously, but journey for Bam. Witnessing it firsthand, the highs and lows of it, it\u2019s been so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Adebayo and Wilson have been publicly linked since they each represented Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Wilson attending plenty of Heat games to support Adebayo and Adebayo attending a lot of Las Vegas Aces games to support Wilson since.<\/p>\n \u201cThe behind the scenes and the workouts and the conversations, they\u2019re very motivating and obviously you see what she does and you get inspired every day by that,\u201d Adebayo said of Wilson on Tuesday. \u201c… So, I\u2019m thankful to have her in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Adebayo made sure he was there for Wilson\u2019s moment in the middle of the NBA preseason, flying from Miami to Phoenix in October to watch Wilson and the Aces win their third WNBA championship in four years. And Wilson was there for Adebayo\u2019s all-time moment on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Adebayo and Wilson shared a long embrace before Adebayo left the court following his 83-point night.<\/p>\n \u201cTo show up for him, that\u2019s my biggest goal, is always just to be present and show up for him,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cAnd I was a little mad that you got your 10K and I wasn\u2019t here, but you made up for it. And I\u2019m grateful that God is really just really special for him. God doesn\u2019t play about Bam.\u201d<\/p>\n Celebrating Bam<\/p>\n In honor of Adebayo\u2019s historic 83-point game, the Heat is offering $13 tickets<\/a> for Thursday\u2019s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center (7:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun).<\/p>\n The $13 tickets are a nod to Adebayo\u2019s No. 13 jersey number.<\/p>\n Injury report<\/p>\n The Heat will remain without Nikola Jovic (low back injury management), Norman Powell (right groin strain), Terry Rozier (not with team), Andrew Wiggins (left big toe sesamoiditis) and Jahmir Young (G League) for Thursday\u2019s game against the Bucks.<\/p>\n But the Heat listed Tyler Herro (left quad soreness) and Kel\u2019el Ware (right shoulder strain) as questionable for Thursday\u2019s contest after missing Tuesday\u2019s win over the Wizards with their injuries.<\/p>\n The Bucks are expected to have two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo available for Thursday\u2019s game against the Heat. Antetokounmpo is not on Milwaukee\u2019s injury report.<\/p>\n Milwaukee listed Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee synovitis), Bobby Portis (back contusion) and Jericho Sims (right patella tendonitis) as questionable.<\/p>\n The Bucks have already ruled out Alex Antetokounmpo (G League) and Cormac Ryan (G League) for Thursday\u2019s game in Miami.<\/p>\n This story was originally published March 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Miami Herald<\/p>\n![\"INDIANAPOLIS,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/674c0dd4-0754-4439-a5d9-485342f730eb.jpeg\" "\\"674c0dd4-0754-4439-a5d9-485342f730eb\\"")
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 18: A\u2019ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces talks with boyfriend Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat prior to the WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest during the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star weekend at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 18, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images) Steph Chambers Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images <\/p>\n
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