A'ja Wilson debuts Marvel-inspired hairstyle for 2026 Las Vegas Aces Media Day

A'ja Wilson debuts Marvel-inspired hairstyle for 2026 Las Vegas Aces Media Day originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A'ja Wilson is ready to enter her ninth season in the WNBA in style.

The four-time WNBA MVP went into Las Vegas Aces Media Day, where she donned a Jean Grey-inspired look with bright red hair. She styled it with loose curls and a side part. Wilson confirmed with reporters that the X-Men character inspired her.

"This one we kind of went with the Jean Grey type of vibe with X-Men," said Wilson. This is the third time that she has dyed her hair to a distinct color ahead of the Aces media day. In 2024, she switched to silver after the Aces won over the New York Liberty in the 2023 championship game, and in 2025, she chose pink to promote her new A-One shoe.

Her new hairstyle follows her historic 3-year, $5 million supermax contract extension with the Aces. "A'ja is truly one of one, who has led this franchise to where it is today," Aces president and GM Nikki Fargas said in a statement. "Not only has she catapulted into the history books and surpassed almost every record in existence, but she does so with the utmost confidence, authenticity and grace.