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Announcers failed to recognize the moment A’ja Wilson broke the WNBA scoring record
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Announcers failed to recognize the moment A’ja Wilson broke the WNBA scoring record

A’ja Wilson is having a season unlike any other in WNBA history.

The Las Vegas Aces star set the WNBA’s all-time single-season record for points scored on Wednesday night, making a mid-range jumper in the second quarter to pass Seattle Storm star Jewell Loyd, who set the record last season with 939 points.

Unfortunately, the WNBA League Pass broadcast failed to recognize that moment in league history. The Indiana Fever broadcast crew, consisting of play-by-play announcer Pat Boylan and analyst Debbie Antonelli, skated through Wilson’s record-breaking shot as if it were a regular bucket.

To be fair, the broadcast did mention Wilson’s record-setting quest in the first quarter when she scored the Aces’ first 10 points of the game. They just missed the moment when Wilson made WNBA history.

Wilson’s moment wasn’t lost on the rest of the WNBA world, though. Shortly after Wilson made NBA history, her former college coach Dawn Staley took to social media to congratulate her.

Wilson played for Staley for four seasons at South Carolina from 2014-’18, playing a key role in the Gamecocks’ national championship in ’17. The 28-year-old is well into her professional career and is the favorite to take home her third WNBA MVP award this season after entering Wednesday’s game averaging a league-leading 27.3 points and 11.9 rebounds per game.

WNBA fans congratulated Wilson on her achievement, as did Staley:

Wilson, who scored 27 points in the Aces’ 86-75 win over the Fever, needs to play two more regular-season games to break her single-season scoring record.