Paige Bueckers Had Priceless Reaction to Missed Shot During Wings’ Practice

The Wings rookie was going through it.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) warms up before the game against the Minnesota Lynx at College Park Center. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

All athletes have their good and bad days. On Friday during a Dallas Wings' practice, WNBA rookie Paige Bueckers had a very, very bad day.

Bueckers has enjoyed a strong start to her pro career thus far, finding new ways to make history week after week through the Wings' first three games. Despite her early successes, the UConn product has likely always been her own toughest critic, a fact shown in a Wings' shoot-around this week.

Bueckers was seen playing against her teammates in a half-court shot competition during practice before Saturday's matchup against the Atlanta Dream. After Bueckers couldn't get hers to fall in and was knocked out of the game, she slowly walked over to the wall and appeared to put herself in a personal timeout.

Check out that funny moment below:

Paige Bueckers, completely inconsolable after getting knocked out of the halfcourt shot competition 😂 pic.twitter.com/cOdwe6P9mB

— Melissa Triebwasser (@TheCoachMelissa) May 23, 2025

Fans loved seeing Bueckers show her uber-competitive side, even if it was just practice.

that wall in the practice facility hates to see her coming after a miss https://t.co/juR2FcOTzi pic.twitter.com/ziOO6yBPBq

— lex .ᐟ #12 🏆 (@flagrantfemme) May 23, 2025

She put herself in the naughty corner 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/RUYSQ94Xdc

— Remy (@remysays_) May 23, 2025

not the zoom into her crashout 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/hV7gPxK92v

— 버그 (@bugkkubi) May 23, 2025

she’s such a drama queen bruh 😭 https://t.co/OHvjxR5b53

— brook ✰ (@leightondehaan) May 23, 2025

Nonchalant final boss every one 😂 https://t.co/9T59THmeRC

— Maddog7AM⚽️ (@dembozCOYG23) May 23, 2025

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