Fans Cite Dawn Staley to Roast Paige Bueckers Complaint From South Carolina Supporter

Fans are using Dawn Staley to dunk on a viral post from a South Carolina supporter who's upset about Paige Bueckers flexing UConn's NCAA championship.

Apr 5, 2025; Tampa, FL, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley talks to media before practice at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

UConn Huskies star guards Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers seem to be everywhere ever since their women's basketball team defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 6 to become 2025 NCAA national champions.

With each passing day, both of these UConn legends are popping up in seemingly random places to do interviews, such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for Bueckers and Good Morning America for Fudd.

Most women's basketball fans would agree that these two are well within their rights to flex their success, especially given the adversity both went through during their UConn careers to reach this point. However, one Gamecocks fan cited one aspect of Bueckers' recent run that isn't sitting well with her on social media.

"Although I love Paige and I’m very happy for her success. I do want to point out this crazy national champ “world tour”she’s going on, while last year not a single one of our SC girls got this treatment after going undefeated. Very interesting," X user @RendaRoo23 wrote on April 10, in a post that has 150,000 views in less than four hours.

Although I love Paige and I’m very happy for her success. I do want to point out this crazy national champ “world tour”she’s going on, while last year not a single one of our SC girls got this treatment after going undefeated. Very interesting.

— Renny G. (@RendaRoo23) April 10, 2025

This post has been widely criticized. And the most common response is fans noting that it was Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley who had a "world tour" this time last year, after South Carolina won the 2024 NCAA title.

"this is why," one fan wrote with a screenshot of Staley, Bueckers, and several other pop culture icons at a 2024 event.

this is why. https://t.co/VhdrebSFWC pic.twitter.com/Bh4hUHyymK

— 👻 (@bueckerstofudd) April 10, 2025

Another fan wrote, "Tell y'all coach share the spotlight next time".

Tell y'all coach share the spotlight next time https://t.co/wX1meQ5WMo pic.twitter.com/cuOOeJmyuN

— rb (@bankaveli_) April 10, 2025

"Dawn is the star of SC she went on the world tour you wanted the girls to go on😭," a third added.

Dawn is the star of SC she went on the world tour you wanted the girls to go on😭 https://t.co/sDsomc4c6E

— J_CLUTCH2 (@clutch2_j) April 10, 2025

These responses are surely not what this South Carolina fan was hoping to achieve with her post.