UConn Fans Marvel at Azzi Fudd's Carefree Posts Amid Injury Concern
While the UConn Huskies women's basketball team produced an impressive 85-52 win over the No. 22 ranked Louisville Cardinals on December 7, the vibes within UConn's fanbase weren't very high after the game ended.
This is because beloved guard Azzi Fudd went down with an apparent injury after a hard screen by a Louisville player in the third quarter. She fell to the floor awkwardly, appeared to be in some pain, and ultimately walked off the court straight into the locker room.
Azzi Fudd has gone back to the locker room
— UConn on SNY (@SNYUConn) December 8, 2024
(via @CBBonFOX) pic.twitter.com/oHDBnlb78b
This was particularly concerning because Fudd recently returned after missing about a year of action due to a torn ACL in her knee.
After the game, legendary Huskies coach Geno Auriemma didn't completely quell concerns when he said, "It didn't look like worst case scenario, let's put it that way. That we were all crossing our fingers and hoping.
"We'll know more when we get back. I hope I'm right — but it's not that worst case scenario that we've seen so many times before," he added.
Now it seems that everybody is awaiting the results of imaging done on Fudd's knee to determine the significance of Saturday's apparent injury.
However, if her recent social media activity is any indication, Fudd doesn't seem nearly as stressed as her fans.
She posted an Instagram video on Tuesday that was an advertisement for Shark Beauty. It shows her patented dimple smile while she's getting her hair ready with some Shark Beauty product, and is captioned, "#SponsoredBySharkBeauty
Straight to the point #SharkFlexFusion #ForAllFanKind
@horizon_se_ @horizonmediainc @sharkbeauty @sharkninja".
Fans are noting that Fudd is busy getting her bag in a carefree way while they're stressing about her injury status.
One of the Instagram post's top comment writes, "Back to the ads… PLZ TELL ME UR OK".
X user @UNDERTEHE reposted the video with the caption, "*everyone losing their minds being worried about azzi*
"azzi:".
*everyone losing their minds being worried about azzi*
— mf (@UNDERTEHE) December 10, 2024
azzi: pic.twitter.com/hPIigVonEM
"azzi posting an ad? yeah she’s fine guys," another fan added.
azzi posting an ad? yeah she’s fine guys
— t (@thirsteaa_) December 10, 2024
It's worth noting that the timing of this ad was almost certainly set in stone before Saturday's game, as was the video itself.
Although that probably wasn't the case on Sunday, when Fudd posted a photo of four homemade gingerbread houses along with a poll asking fans to pick which one was the best.
positive attention y’all. azzi just posted an instagram story about gingerbread houses
— t (@thirsteaa_) December 8, 2024
for some reason i feel like this is some type of reassurance 🥹 pic.twitter.com/aqyx4ZPHpi
X user @aysiacchanell alluded to this by writing, "I think azzi is fine first posting gingerbread houses and now back to posting her ad’s lmao i love it obviously still waiting for the update but yea🙂↔️".
I think azzi is fine first posting gingerbread houses and now back to posting her ad’s lmao i love it obviously still waiting for the update but yea🙂↔️
— aysia (@aysiacchanell) December 10, 2024
Seeing Fudd in good spirits is allowing UConn fans to exhale.
Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.
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