"No shoes and no bag. Just anger and aggression": WNBA fans sense defeat for Angel Reese & Co. as A'ja Wilson's serious pre-game look goes viral

A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces lost two straight games to Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx before arriving for Sunday's game against the Chicago Sky. Wilson's latest pre-game look gave fans a sense of what's to come.

Ahead of the game against Angel Reese's Sky, Wilson's pre-game look was shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.

In response to the post, numerous WNBA fans shared their reactions in the comments section.

"No shoes and no bag. Just anger and aggression."

Fans anticipate a big game from the two-time MVP after two abysmal losses to MVP candidate Napheesa Collier.

Meanwhile, other users hope the six-time WNBA All-Star doesn't go hard on the young Sky team.

"Alright now A'ja, Phee been cooking your grease that unanimous MVP slipping away," the fan posted.

"They just rookies A'ja have mercy," the fan posted.

"A'ja please, we're trying to stay on the 8th spot please. We're a young team, go easy on us," the fan posted.

"Wrinkled shirt again? She going for 40," the fan posted.

The Chicago Sky are eyeing a bounce-back game on Sunday.

The Aces (17-11) are in fifth place in the WNBA standings and haven't looked like the defending champions this season.

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A'ja Wilson about having a performance similar to Dwyane Wade's "purple shirt guy" 2016 playoff incident

In Friday's 87-74 loss against the Lynx, A'ja Wilson had 24 points (47.1% shooting), seven rebounds and three assists.

The Aces were getting dominated by Minnesota's defense. It was a 17-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and courtesy of Wilson's 11 points, the lead was trimmed down to just five points.

Following the game, A'ja Wilson talked about being motivated by a vocal Lynx fan and mirrored her performance similarly to the time Dwyane Wade forced a Game 7 against the Charlotte Hornets in 2016's first-round series, as per Las Vegas Sun's Jack Williams.

At that time, Wade was being heckled by a fan wearing a long-sleeved purple shirt, resulting in an electric performance from the Heat legend.

"That fan really got me going in a sense where I felt like I had to prove myself ," Wilson said, "and I thought I was past that in this league. But it's always good to have a wake-up call. I kind of guessed I had my purple shirt guy game in a sense, but I really didn't go as crazy as D-Wade did and we didn't win. I felt like that was just where that energy came from."

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson Source: Getty

Despite getting herself and her team going, the motivation gained was not enough to pull off a comeback win.