“She’s just a fiery competitor,” Christie Sides would say after Caitlin Clak had earned her 5th technical foul as a rookie. We have seen the result of that in her records, but on the other side of it? The disagreements and arguments with the refs were a constant? Remember the time Clark’s father had to mouth “shut up” after she got to complaining about a call, following a heated exchange? Yeah, that was just the start. The rookie’s animated interactions with the officials in her first season have made constant headlines. Now, do we have a new rookie taking over?
In just her first preseason appearance, Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers set the internet buzzing—this one not just for her talent, but for an outburst that felt all too familiar to the WNBA spectators.
When Bueckers smacked the ball out of bounds in frustration and followed it up with a heated reaction toward the referee, fans instantly recognized the trace. As usual, they didn’t hold back and took to their social media accounts.
“Paige already mad at the refs #WNBA,” wrote one fan on X.
Paige already mad at the refs #wnba
— Megan (@msxo20) May 2, 2025
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