Aces star A’ja Wilson wins 5th WNBA MVP award, solidifying place among the greats

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LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Aces megastar forward A’ja Wilson was named the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player for a fifth time, the league announced on Thursday. Wilson won the award for the third consecutive time and fourth in five seasons. No WNBA player has won more than three, and only three NBA players have won as many as five MVPs: Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan. That’s the rarefied air Wilson now in…

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