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Paige Bueckers Reveals Craziest Fan Interaction

UConn star Paige Bueckers spoke out about a creepy experience she has had with fans.

Grant Young

Mar 25, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) on the court for warm up before the game against the Syracuse Orange at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
Mar 25, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) on the court for warm up before the game against the Syracuse Orange at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images / David Butler II-Imagn Images

Despite being just 22 years old, UConn Huskies women's basketball player Paige Bueckers is one of the sport's biggest stars.

She was thrust into the national spotlight after winning every National Player of the year award (AP Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, the John R. Wooden Award, and USBWA Women's National Player of the Year) as a freshman, which made her the first freshman to receive any of the awards.

After winning the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award after that remarkable 2021 season, Bueckers — who was 19 years old at the time — took the podium and delivered a poignant message about using her platform to shine a light on Black women in basketball.

“As a white woman who leads a Black-led sport, I want to shed a light on Black women," Bueckers said. "They don’t get the media coverage they deserve. They’ve given so much to this sport, the community, and society as a whole, and their value is undeniable."

This made Bueckers even more beloved than she was before that point, and added to her already impressive fanbase.

Yet, all celebrities know that popularity and exposure can garner some uncomfortable interactions with their passionate fans. And during a recent interview with GQ Sports, Bueckers detailed the craziest fan experience she has had to deal with thus far.

"A couple times, I've had people say that they were married to me and had the wedding," Bueckers said, per X user @ChxrryB5. "So I would probably say the fact that I'm... we're married, I guess."

While Bueckers mustered this response with a smile, these interactions surely left her feeling uneasy.

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Grant Young

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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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