Owner of Raiders, Aces goes pink for A'ja Wilson's MVP surprise

WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson's grant came with a heartfelt, yet hilarious, surprise.

Wilson was presented the MVP trophy connected Friday by WNBA commissioner Cathy Englebert, with a astonishment from her boyfriend, Miami Heat guardant Bam Adebayo, who handed her the trophy.

But that wasn't the lone surprise. A brace of supporters besides showed up for the league's first-ever four-time MVP successful their ain colorful way.

Mark Davis, proprietor of the Las Vegas Aces and Las Vegas Raiders, attended the event, on with Wilson's father, Roscoe Wilson Jr. The two, unneurotic with the Aces staff, wore pinkish wigs successful tribute to the pinkish hairsbreadth A'ja wore connected media day, which matched the debut colorway of her signature A'One sneaker.

Davis inherited the Raiders -- who look the Washington Commanders contiguous -- erstwhile the franchise inactive resided successful Oakland, aft his father, Al Davis, died successful 2011. He past purchased the Aces successful 2021.

Wilson, 29, joined elite institution successful the hoops realm arsenic 1 of 4 players to gain the grant 4 times earlier the property of 30, joining Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Los Angeles Lakers prima LeBron James.

Wilson was besides named Co-Defensive Player of the Year alongside the Minnesota Lynx's Alanna Smith, averaging 2.3 blocks per game.

Wilson averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per crippled for the Aces during the 2025 WNBA regular season.