WNBA MVP A’Ja Wilson slammed for resurfaced ‘racist’ feedback about ‘privileged’ white Aces teammate Kelsey Plum and UConn’s Paige Bueckers

Basketball followers are outraged after a clip surfaced exhibiting WNBA Most Priceless Participant A’Ja Wilson discussing the privilege of white gamers.

Particularly, Wilson was referencing Las Vegas Aces teammate Kelsey Plum, whom she is seen speaking with within the clip, and College of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers.

‘Us, as black ladies, Paige jogs my memory numerous you,’ Wilson advised Plum whereas the 2 WNBA champions watched an NCAA Ultimate 4 matchup between Bueckers’ Huskies and Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes. ‘Like, you say, ”It is probably not about me.” She is aware of. And she or he is aware of how her privilege has gotten her to that time.’

At one level Plum is heard saying ‘thanks’ to Wilson.

‘And in addition, [Bueckers is] good at basketball, clearly,’ Wilson continued. ‘She understands her privilege. It is like what pushes her excessive in a way. It jogs my memory numerous you. And I imply, that is a praise

Wilson, a three-time MVP and two-time WNBA champion, is now going through criticism over the feedback, which some see as being discriminatory.

‘That may be a horrible take,’ wrote one fan on X.

‘Geez what an ego,’ one other wrote, including: ‘a racist ego.’

A number of commenters identified that Wilson, a 28-year-old South Carolina native, really attended non-public college.

‘But she went to a non-public college that had a yearly 25k tuition,’ one particular person wrote. ‘That is privilege.’

Wilson’s highschool, Heathwood Corridor, fees greater than $20,000 a 12 months for highschool scholar tuition. It is unclear how a lot of that Wilson’s household was charged or if she acquired any type of monetary support.

Buckers, alternatively, attended a public highschool in Minnesota earlier than going to Connecticut, the place she was received all three Participant of the 12 months honors in 2021.

However not everybody was upset with Wilson. Some suppose her feedback have been taken out of context within the clip. 

‘Y’all are misinterpreting this dangerous,’ one fan wrote on social media. ‘A’ja has stated time and time once more how laborious of a employee [Plum] is. She would by no means diminish that.

‘She was praising her and Paige for being conscious of their privilege and utilizing it to talk out in regards to the clear bias their friends face.’