WNBA star A’ja Wilson and NBA star Bam Adebayo call out former ESPN reporter over awkward personal questi
A’ja Wilson with her NBA star boyfriend (Image via Mike Lawrence/Getty Images) A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo, a basketball power couple, have taken aim at a former ESPN reporter for asking “strange” questions about their personal lives. Wilson was selected as Times’ 2025 Athlete of the Year soon before the interview. She went public after the interview and discussed many facets of her life. Wilson talked candidly about her connection to the Miami Heat player. In an interview with the magazine, she also declared her desire to start a family with Adebayo, whom she has been dating since 2021. But the couple reportedly chastised a reporter for asking invasive questions following a recent interview.
A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo respond after a viral interview moment crosses a personal boundary
Wilson recently referred to Adebayo as her “life partner” following her TIME honor, saying that starting a family with the three-time NBA All-Star would be a “dream.” A few days later, former ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols used those words in an odd interview after they swiftly became viral on the internet.Before Oklahoma City’s game against the Spurs on Saturday night, Nichols caught up with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while on duty for the NBA Cup semifinals. Nichols made light of OKC general manager Sam Presti’s desire to discover potential throughout the interview. When Wilson and Adebayo become parents, she implied that Presti would even be in the doctor’s office. An astonished SGA jokingly replied:“Sam takes his job very serious, and whatever it takes to be great, he will do.”However, Wilson and Adebayo swiftly used social media to disparage the former ESPN anchor because they didn’t find the question amusing. Wilson wrote on Threads: “Yall don’t think this a lil strange orrrr weird..??? But I guess it’s a slow day in the office..”
A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo had a heartfelt moment with each other after winning the championship 🥺
Meanwhile, Adebayo wrote: “This why privacy matters.” The interview came days after Wilson was named as TIME’s Athlete of the Year. TThe Las Vegas Aces star revealed to TIME magazine that she and Adebayo have been dating for four years. Wilson was questioned about having kids together during the interview. She said: “That is always a dream. This is my life partner. Honestly, what on earth was my world before you? That’s how much he’s impacted my life.”Wilson said, “Adebayo will make all marriage decisions and fans will see the ring on her finger when the time comes,” in response to a question about getting married. Adebayo stated:“Y’all will know, because people are nosy and they’ll look at her hands.. There you go.”
A’ja Wilson delivered a historic 2025 season that firmly established her as one of basketball’s true greats
A’ja Wilson’s 2025 season vaulted her into the echelons of all-time greatness in basketball. With Las Vegas, she was the best player on the best team and delivered some of the clutch plays when her team needed it the most. She took the Aces to finish the regular season on 16 straight wins and in October steered Las Vegas to a Finals sweep of the Phoenix Mercury, adding another championship to her already storied career.Her playoffs were legendary, culminating in her last-second, full-turnover, jump-shot over Phoenix in Game 3, securing her second Finals MVP award. No one else in NBA/WNBA history can match her feat of capturing a title and being postseason, regular-season, Finals, and Defensive Player of the Year in a single season.But Wilson’s influence extends far beyond the numbers. Her supremacy in 2025 demonstrated the league’s exceptional talent and rising appeal. Also read: A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo dating timeline: WNBA star hints at her romantic future with NBA big man after TIME honor
