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Paige Bueckers, Kelsey Plum’s Sweet Postgame Exchange Loved by WNBA Fans
Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers has already received her fair share of "Welcome to the WNBA" moments, but that doesn't mean she was backing down to league vet Kelsey Plum.
After the Wings' loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night, Bueckers shared a cool postgame moment with Plum, who joined the Sparks in a blockbuster trade this past offseason.
At one point during their conversation, Plum could be heard asking Bueckers, "Are you okay?", expressing her genuine concern for the rookie given that Bueckers has missed three straight games so far due to a concussion.
Bueckers, always the instigator, then seemed to trash-talk Plum in a comical exchange:
Kelsey Plum and Paige Bueckers linked up post-game and let's just say, KP didn't like what the rook had to say 😂 pic.twitter.com/WcWGJcEhIq
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 7, 2025
"Rookies talking s--- is crazy," Plum said as she walked away from Bueckers.
It marked the first meeting between Plum and Bueckers this year, and it surely won't be their last. Bueckers, the No. 1 pick of the 2025 draft, was notably linked to the Sparks last November before the draft lottery, but the then-UConn star brushed off reports that she "preferred" L.A. over any other team.
WNBA fans loved seeing Bueckers and Plum get friendly after the game:
Paige talking shit after a 14pt loss on home court https://t.co/rtjenB9iB0 pic.twitter.com/1OVUQWiks4
— yapyap (@ForGoodAri) June 7, 2025
Little sis’d her 😂😂 https://t.co/qA4hwjC38I
— JOEY (@Joebudd22) June 7, 2025
“Are you okay?” 🥹 that’s everyone’s rookie https://t.co/FbuBnvQoj7
— . (@IvanaSimeonova2) June 7, 2025
“you know you wouldn’t be in LA if the league rigged the draft and sent me to the Sparks right…” https://t.co/tNVs1dnd7a
— Bi⚡️ERK (@BizerkJerk) June 7, 2025
this could’ve been my backcourt man https://t.co/tbs9XzEcFI
— cece (@brutalb3sti3s) June 7, 2025
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Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site. Outside of work, she has dreams of running her own sporty dive bar.