Ten miles southwest of where Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers received a roaring ovation Wednesday night at the Target Center, she first learned how to shoot a basketball. She was just another anonymous ponytailed kid who spent her winters in the gymnasium.

Former UConn women's basketball player and WNBA rookie Paige Bueckers has launched a signature paint color with Sherwin-Williams.

Paige Bueckers played her third WNBA game on Wednesday night, posting 12 points and 10 assists in a four-point loss to the Minnesota Lynx. As belied by the statline the former UConn superstar isn't having too much trouble acclimating to the professional game—which includes making her thoughts about officiating very clear.

Before the game tipped off, a video of Bueckers and former UConn teammate Aubrey Griffin surfaced. The two hugged and shared a quick conversation, which was posted by the NCAA. Upon the release of the video, some fans took to social media, sharing their thoughts on the interaction between Paige Bueckers and Aubrey Griffin.

UConn great Paige Bueckers reconnected with the Minnesota media member who went viral for comparing her to Diana Taurasi in 2013.

Before Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers' first career WNBA regular season contest on May 16, Minnesota Lynx MVP candidate Napheesa Collier (who, like Bueckers,

Paige Bueckers has already met them, and now wants to beat them. Tuesday afternoon, Bueckers, the former Hopkins and UConn star who was selected with the first pick in the 2025 draft by the Dallas Wings,