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Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson discussed her relationship with Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during a Thursday appearance on Good Morning America.
“In my eyes, he’s perfect,” Wilson said (4:50 mark). “He’s perfect. He can do no wrong. Obviously he’s human but the support that he gives always, it’s incredible to think that I’ve kind of met my match.”
She also discussed maintaining the relationship while navigating through their respective basketball careers.
“We were just like, ‘You know, this isn’t going to be easy,'” Wilson explained (4:30 mark). “Obviously, with our schedules and our lifestyle. But at the end of the day, if we want it to work, we’re going to make it work for each other. When you see the behind the scenes, when you see the down days, the good days, you have to show up.”
Adebayo and Wilson were spotted together several times before officially announcing their relationship, routinely showing up to support each other at their respective games.
Wilson wrapped up an immensely successful 2025 season with the Aces, earning her fourth MVP award and taking home Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors.
She averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from three-point territory.
Wilson and the Aces closed out the regular season on a 16-game win streak before capturing their third championship in four seasons.
As for Adebayo, the three-time All-Star is beginning his ninth year as a member of the Heat.
He’s recording 19.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game on 45.2/34.0/86.1 shooting splits to open his 2025-26 campaign.
