The bond between NBA and WNBA stars continues to strengthen as athletes across leagues show genuine support for each other’s historic achievements. Minnesota natives Chet Holmgren and Paige Bueckers have maintained a friendship that transcends their different basketball paths, from shared roots in the Twin Cities to their current professional success. This connection was on full display during one of Bueckers’ most remarkable professional performances this season.

Paige Bueckers delivered a performance that instantly entered WNBA record books, putting up 40+ points on an almost flawless shooting line. The Dallas Wings lost, but Bueckers’ showing set the league’s single-game rookie scoring record. Sitting courtside through it all was Holmgren, just weeks removed from helping Oklahoma City

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