It was a frustrating night for the Las Vegas Aces, who were looking for their second consecutive win and to send the Indiana Fever packing. However, that didn’t happen as the Fever won Game 2, 99-89, and during the game A’ja Wilson’s frustration boiled over when she charged at a fan at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. However, after reviewing a video of the confrontation from a different angle, Robin Lundberg has sided with the fan.

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“Look, A’ja Wilson did way too much… I thought maybe the dude was a little bit too aggressive in his point and moving toward her to the point that it set her off…”

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” But if he’s just going, ‘That’s a foul on you.’ Well, then who is the one who is out of pocket in this instance? I would say it’s A’ja Wilson,” Lundberg said in his game breakdown video.

The incident occurred with 4:03 left in the fourth quarter, when Wilson attempted to overpower a screen set by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. However, a foul was called on Cunningham, who fell flat on the hardwood.

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The video that Lundberg himself played showed the fan pointing at Wilson. However, A’ja Wilson did not take the pointing lightly. She immediately went out of the court to confront the fan. Thankfully, Wilson’s teammates stepped in and stopped her before things escalated further.

The interesting thing that Lundberg pointed out was that, according to Fever officials, there had been no violation of the arena’s Fan Code of Conduct. The fan was allowed to return to his seat despite the altercation he had with Wilson. In fact, Wilson received a technical foul following this incident.

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However, the Las Vegas Aces star didn’t back down or apologize for what happened during the game. Instead, she stood her ground and said what the individual did wasn’t acceptable.

“I try to play my game… but if I am just walking, just got the foul, I’m chilling and I see a man come at me, taking steps toward me and pointing at me, I don’t give a damn what you said.”

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“I don’t give a d— how you said it, the tone. That is unacceptable. You don’t step toward me. You never should sit and point at me. That there is unacceptable.”

Wilson also referenced the NBA when discussing the fan’s behavior toward her. She claimed that the fan would not give the same treatment to a player like LeBron James.

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The Aces’ head coach Becky Hammon was also surprised by the incident, especially because she had never seen Wilson lose her cool like that. She joined the discussion after the game, revealing that she had never seen A’ja Wilson react that way.

“I’ve never seen A’ja Wilson go like that. So whatever was done, I can tell you she felt very disrespected in that moment. I’ve never seen her really react like that, ever.”

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While Lundberg also revealed that he thought it was out of character for the reigning WNBA MVP to lose her cool, he also didn’t like the fact that Hammon, while answering questions in the post-game interview, implied that Indiana Fever fans were unruly.

“Clearly there’s some things that get the lines get crossed and it seems to happen here,” Hammon told reporters.

However, Lundberg said that everyone was talking too much without knowing exactly what was said.

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“How about everybody don’t speak too much about this until you know what happened?” Lundberg said in his video.

Meanwhile, Wilson’s frustrating night concluded with a loss as Caitlin Clark and the Fever forced a Game 3. Wilson’s performance on the road took a slight hit as well compared to what she produced in Game 1. The four-time MVP recorded 22 points on 5-of-11 shooting with 12 points from the charity stripe.

With the Fever Big 3 of Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston all finding their rhythm at home, Game 3 is expected to be closer at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas than last time.

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On Thursday night, it will be interesting to see if the Fever can overcome the ghosts of their past, or if the Aces are just too dominant to be dethroned as champions.

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