During a recent episode of The hot ones, Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson had a very spicy version ― See what we did there? – about diving story around the WNBA.
As Wilson fought her way through a hot wing challenge with host Sean Evans, she was asked if she thought it was too much to ask WNBA players to dunk. “Yeah,” Wilson replied. gruff from the misery of spicy food. As she battled the heat, she finally decided to give a thoughtful take on the subject.
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“Dunking is cool. It’s amazing. I’ve seen a lot of people dunk. It’s cool, but maybe it’s just not part of our game, and I wish people could really understand that,” Wilson said. “I wish they could really cherish the other things that we bring to the game that are maybe just a little flashy like the dunk…I wish people could get away from that. Stop talking about it. lower the rims – all these shenanigans – and just focusing on the talent we have in our league right now. »
Here is Wilson’s full response on the subject (See the 11:40 mark of the video below).
As one of the WNBA’s biggest stars, Wilson’s opinion carries weight. Points were raised.
This article was originally published on For The Win: A’ja Wilson is tired of people asking WNBA players to dunk
