Paige Bueckers’ Behavior Before WNBA Draft Leaves Fans Worried

The WNBA’s next era of stars is gathered in New York City for the 2025 draft, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday night. Before finding out where their new homes will be, they took a trip to the top of the Empire State Building to catch the views.

UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers, who is widely projected to go No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings, was among the group. She is just over a week removed from playing her final college game, where she led the Huskies to a national championship win over the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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That run to a national title may have appeared easy after the Huskies defeated all six NCAA Tournament opponents by 13 points or more. However, getting UConn back on top for the first time since 2016 is not easy mentally.

Bueckers was filmed posing for a photo at the Empire State Building. The clip made its way to social media, and fans were quick to share the same reaction.

Fans thought she looked tired in the photo when she posed.

“Poor girl looks exhausted,” a fan said.

“My girl is tired,” another wrote.

“She looks beyond shattered god poor girl,” another added.

“she looks so tired no surprise considering how her last week has been,” one wrote.

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“Her eyes aren’t open,” a fan added.

Bueckers played four seasons at UConn, racking up numerous accolades along the way. The 6-foot Minnesota native was a three-time unanimous first-team All-American, won the John R. Wooden Award (2021), the USBWA National Player of the Year (2021), Naismith College Player of the Year (2021), AP Player of the Year (2021) and was named the Big East Player of the Year three times.

This past season, Bueckers averaged 19.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

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