Bam Adebayo shares emotions that came with presenting A’ja Wilson with her fourth WNBA MVP trophy

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo got to help present A’ja Wilson with her record-setting fourth WNBA MVP trophy a couple weeks ago.

To say it was a summer highlight for the Miami center would be an understatement.

Adebayo addressed the Sept. 19 event in Las Vegas publicly for the first time Monday, when the Heat gathered for their annual media day in advance of Tuesday’s start of training camp. Wilson, the Aces’ star center, was announced as the MVP two days after the trophy was presented in a private ceremony on the team’s practice floor.

“Special moment for a special person,” Adebayo said. “To see somebody be the Mount Everest, the Mount Rushmore in their sport is something you can’t take for granted. To be able to give somebody flowers when they’re still here to smell them, that was a specia