A'ja Wilson and rookie Caitlin Clark smash WNBA records
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Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson and Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark both broke WNBA records Sunday, with Wilson becoming the first player to score 1,000 points in a single season and Clark breaking the rookie scoring record.
Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson and Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark both broke WNBA records Sunday, with Wilson becoming the first player to score 1,000 points in a single season and Clark breaking the rookie scoring record.
Wilson took the single season scoring record with just under two minutes to play in the game against the Connecticut Sun after hitting a midrange jumper.
The crowd on hand at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas gave the two-time MVP a resounding ovation while holding up signs with the number 1,000 and the words “THE GOAT” on it. The Aces went on to win 84-71.
Meanwhile, Clark pushed the WNBA rookie scoring record to 761 points during her team’s 110-109 win over the Dallas Wings, finishing the game with a career-high 35 points.
The 22-year-old broke the rookie record of 744 points set by Hall of Famer Seimone Augustus, who was picked by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2006 WNBA draft.
The accomplishment adds to the 2024 No. 1 pick’s historic season, which includes setting the WNBA’s single-season assists record, single-game assist record with 19 against the Dallas Wings in July and the rookie assists record last month. Clark has also become the first rookie to record a triple-double and holds the most three-pointers made by a rookie in league history.
Wilson’s Aces teammates all celebrated and embraced the 28-year-old after she was subbed out of the game after breaking the single season points record.
