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Ja Morant Summed Up Paige Bueckers's Career Night in Just Two Words

Keep it simple.

Brigid Kennedy

Bueckers scored 44 points on Wednesday night vs. the Sparks.
Bueckers scored 44 points on Wednesday night vs. the Sparks. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Ja Morant kept it pretty simple on Wednesday while reacting to Paige Bueckers's career night vs. the Sparks.

Toward the end of the contest, during which Bueckers dropped 44 points to tie the long-standing record for most points scored by a WNBA rookie in a single game, the Grizzlies guard sent out a short but sweet missive online: "paige hoopin," he wrote.

Simple, but effective.

Although the thrilling game resulted in a loss following a buzzer-beater from Kelsey Plum, Bueckers's historic night is still the headline. The UConn export's 44 points shattered her previous WNBA career high of 35, and are also the most in a single WNBA game this season.

As Morant would say, she is hoopin indeed.

Next up, the Wings will take on the Storm on Friday night.

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BRIGID KENNEDY

Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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