Next night (3:30 a.m.), Las Vegas will try to stay alive against New York, after losing the first two games of the semi-final of the WNBA playoffs against the Liberty. For this, the Aces will always be able to rely on their MVP, A’ja Wilsonstronger than ever individually… by cutting themselves off from social networks.
“I turn off my phone. I disconnect from social networks. I deleted my social media and I wake up and say to myself: 'Damn, my day is going pretty well.' I am more attentive. I am more in tune with my life – my real life” she explains how whose pressure she handled during this campaign.
The arrival of Caitlin Clark has shone a new spotlight on the women's league.
“The great thing about social media is that it can disappear if you don't pay attention to it. It's a bit like a plant in water. She will grow up. It will consume you. Otherwise, she dies. And she disappears. In some cases, I have stayed away from social media to protect my mental health, because I have no intention of fighting with web warriors. »
“Maybe because it’s an election year, I don’t know. These people are going crazy”
This new exhibition thus has its good sides, with full rooms, more people in front of televisions, and its less good sides, with sometimes toxic debates. And not just on social media.
“It deprives us of simple happiness, purity and love of the game” continues A'ja Wilson. “I know there will always be some stupid person who will say anything and I will have to stay above that. But it gets exhausting. That's something I've really seen this year that I've never seen before. You have to live this life for four months and as time goes by, you just say, 'Ugh.' »
The Las Vegas Aces star interior hopes, however, that the WNBA will avoid making this a constant state.
“There's this feeling of constantly having to be on guard, having to protect yourself while staying on top of it. Living like this sucks, but it's something you have to keep doing. It's a bit of a code switch, having to put on this mask. This year we see it more than ever and it sucks, I hope it stops. We are starting to lose the beauty of basketball. This is what I hate the most. There will always be counter discussions. Yes, we must continue to play. But in the world we live in, they can't do that. Maybe because it's an election year, I don't know. These people are going crazy. »
