Aces star A'ja Wilson makes WNBA history
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The closest WNBA MVP race between two candidates was in 2005, when the Houston Comets' Sheryl Swoopes defeated Seattle's Lauren Jackson by just two points (327-325) despite Jackson earning more first-place votes (20-16). Swoopes and Jackson finished their careers with three MVP awards, as did Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie.
WNBA media voters have deemed Kelsey Mitchell as one of the top five players in the WNBA this season. She's finalist for MVP, which will be announced Sunday.
Shortly after the news came out, the WNBA posted a video of the Aces star receiving her MVP trophy back on Friday. While WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was at the Las Vegas facility to give Wilson her trophy and a congratulatory speech, another special guest actually handed Wilson the trophy: her boyfriend and Heat star Bam Adebayo.
The Minnesota Lynx host the Phoenix Mercury in a semifinal clash featuring MVP finalists Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas.