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Miami-Dade Mayor Awkwardly Introduces A’ja Wilson as Bam Adebayo’s Guest
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Miami-Dade Mayor Awkwardly Introduces A’ja Wilson as Bam Adebayo’s Guest

Miami-Dade County honored six South Florida Olympians on Wednesday. Synchronized swimmer Daniella Ramirez, sprinter Twanisha Terry, water polo goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson, sailor Sarah Newberry Moore and judoka Angelica Delgado were all honored. The biggest name at the ceremony was Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo.

Unless you count A’ja Wilson. The two-time WNBA MVP was also present at the ceremony despite the fact that none of her teammates were there. She is from South Carolina and plays professionally in Las Vegas.

In fact, Wilson scored 30 points and 14 rebounds in a home game on Tuesday night. Given that, and the fact that the Aces visit the Connecticut Sun on Friday, it’s safe to assume Wilson made a special trip to Florida for the ceremony.

And Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava may have inadvertently given this away when she spoke to the crowd.

“We also have the Heat in the house,” Levine Cava said. “Yes, we do. We have Bam. He’s in the house. The chairman will have to address this a little bit, but we also have an Olympian visiting from out of town.” The mayor then checked her paperwork to find Wilson’s name before making a special introduction.

“A’ja Wilson. And she won gold in women’s basketball. I guess that has something to do with Bam and the Heat being here today.”

Sure enough, Wilson was sitting on the other side of Adebayo’s mother. Wilson could only shrug and smile, but the damage was already done. The internet had seen enough to confirm the relationship rumors that had been circulating since the summer.

Whatever the truth behind Wilson’s seemingly random appearance at a public ceremony just hours after playing basketball on the other side of the country, congratulations to A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo on their gold medals. They’re quite the Olympian couple.

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