Paige Bueckers laughs off question about no-braid hairstyle with Luka Doncic joke

UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers laughed off a question about her viral "no-braid" hairstyle with a joke about the shocking Luka Doncic trade.

Josh Sanchez | Feb 2, 2025

UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers is introduced before the start of the game against the Villanova Wildcats. / David Butler II-Imagn Images

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UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers had social media in a chokehold after she walked onto the court on Sunday afternoon for the Huskies' game against the Butler Bulldogs.

Bueckers ditched her signature braid hairstyle and brought out a no-braid look that had everyone in shock.

The no-braid hairstyle began going viral, so naturally Bueckers was asked about it after the game.

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As it turns out, Bueckers' go-to hairbraider, Kayla, was too sick.

During her response, Bueckers laughed off the question about her viral hairdo with a joke about the NBA trade involving Luka Doncic, who was shockingly traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in the wee hours of the morning.

"The world woke up to Luka getting traded to the Lakers, so crazier things have happened"@ChelseaSherrod asks Paige Bueckers about her hair during today's game pic.twitter.com/z2547UOJfY
— UConn on SNY (@SNYUConn) February 2, 2025

Nailed it. And the Mavs faithful were still going through the stages of grieving throughout the day. For those concerned about Paige's braid, it will be back.

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Throughout her college career, Bueckers has been named a two-time unanimous first-team All-American, two-time Big East Player of the Year, USBWA Co-Freshman of the Year, and a two-time Big East tournament MOP.

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