A'ja Wilson Wins Record Fifth WNBA MVP Award
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A'ja Wilson plays for the Las Vegas Aces. She is a basketball player. Wilson just won a big award.
The award is called WNBA MVP. MVP means Most Valuable Player. It is the top prize in the league.
Wilson won this award five times. No other player has won it five times. This is a new record.
There was a plan for a special ceremony before a game. Wilson said no to this ceremony.
Caitlin Clark is another famous basketball player. People thought she had a great season.
But Clark did not get any votes for MVP. There were 19 ballots. Her name was not on any of them.
Many fans talked about this on the news. They were surprised Clark got no votes at all.
A'ja Wilson's fifth MVP award is a big moment in WNBA history.
Vocabulary7 words
- award
- a prize given for doing something well
- MVP
- the best player, chosen by voters
- league
- a group of sports teams that play each other
- record
- the best result ever, not beaten by anyone
- ceremony
- a special event to celebrate something
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- ballots
- papers used to vote
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Answer key
1. WNBA MVP 2. Five 3. False
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A'ja Wilson plays for the Las Vegas _____.
Wilson just won a big _____.
The award is called WNBA _____.
Wilson won this award _____ times.
This is a new _____.
There was a plan for a special _____ before a game.
Wilson said no to this _____.
Caitlin Clark is another famous basketball _____.
But Clark did not get any _____ for MVP.
There were 19 _____.
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