X/@TheDunkCentral
A’ja Wilson, the Las Vegas Aces’ star player, has been very open regarding her feelings towards only one person, Bam Adebayo, the Miami Heat’s center, calling him “perfect” and “always right” in a very candid dialogue. The WNBA’s top scorer and two-time MVP have expressed the burden of being in a relationship with an athlete and emphasized that they have a mutual stronghold of support. The comments of Wilson about her relationship with the Adebayo, the All-NBA monster, have not only raised eyebrows but also received mixed reactions from the public.
Advertisement
During the interview, Wilson was asked when she first referred Adebayo to the public as her “boyfriend,” and how they coped with their busy careers. “It’s just our way,” Wilson initiated. “I think that is the foundation of our relationship. We were just like, you know, it’s going to be hard. Of course, our schedules and live-styles will be a problem, but if we want to work it out, then we are going to do that for each other at the end.”
The basketball star emphasized that the couples need to support each other through thick and thin. “When we see what is behind the scenes, when we see the down days, the good days, you know, you have to show up because you know how hard it took like the work that it took to get to that point,” Wilson articulately stated. Her last words on Adebayo really hit home: “So he’s in my, if he’s perfect, obviously he’s human, but you know the support that he gives always, it’s just, it’s incredible to think that I’ve kind of met my match.”
The public proclamation of love was met with instantaneous reactions from the sports world. One onlooker pointed out the commonsensical side of their relationship by stating, “This goin in the vault for future reference” — suggesting that if Wilson’s pronouncements could be brought up again, if the couple would run into difficulties. Another poster humorously and extensively made the point of their matching athletic features, foretelling “that baby gonna be the next Black Panther” referring to their combined fitness.
However, not all of the comments were in a positive light, some were criticism focused on the tone of Wilson’s voice and were negative kinds of commentary. “She sounds like a man,” one critic remarked, while another added, “Her voice has more bass than a Jay Z album.” These commentators on her voice kept appearing throughout the thread of responses diverting the subject from the relationship and getting into the matter of the superficial characteristics of the couple.
“He’s perfect. He can do no wrong.”
– A’ja Wilson on Bam Adebayo ❤️
(h/t @HeatCulture13 )
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 14, 2025
The betting crowd also joined in with their comments, one betting aficionado wrote, “Her ass missed my parlay by one rebound but she still the goat and she got her nigga ballin now too lol” – referring simultaneously to Wilson’s on-court performance and her off-court romance with Adebayo. Another one showed a less bright side of Adebayo’s perfection saying, “unless he is one leg in your parlay, and then he is DEFINITELY gonna fuck you over.”
Some commentators compared the couple to other sports marriages, one of them said “Someone tell Ayesha Curry to take notes” – referring to NBA superstar Stephen Curry’s wife, who sometimes rather critically comments on her husband’s performances. Furthermore, the public comparison of different WNBA and NBA partners’ lives and how they support each other added more angles to the discussion.
There were a number of comments focusing on Adebayo’s basketball success more than the relationship itself. “The only problem is Adebayo lost a ring to the Nuggets and was outplayed by Davis in the playoffs,” one critic observed, referring to Adebayo’s difficulties against Anthony Davis and Nikola Jokic in the playoffs. Another individual spoke of Adebayo’s competition with the new star Victor Wembanyama saying “In his prime and can’t even beat a 21yo Wemby.”
The couple’s physical likeness became a subject of humor when one netizen jokingly commented “Bam dating himself in a wig” while another humorously added “Looks like a man tbh” – the whole thing turned into the gender-related discussions which had started in connection with Wilson’s interview and kept on going.
Wilson’s mixed but loud and clear statement on the necessity of a solid foundation in their relationship amid the tiring schedules was well received by many. Her metaphor of being there for each other during “down days” and “good days” perfectly depicted how two top-notch athletes stay connected even while pursuing the respective league’s championships.
Advertisement
The superstar who played a crucial role in leading the Aces to back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023 while being awarded the MVP title in both seasons is now one of the most prominent faces in women’s basketball. A’ja Wilson recently made WNBA history. Conversely, the center of the Miami Heat, a five