
The 'Stud Budz' Twitch stream taking over WNBA All-Star weekend, explained
The popular, at times NSFW Twitch stream from Minnesota Lynx players and good friends Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman has taken the WNBA by storm (and kept fans laughing) through the 2025 season.
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You might hear ESPN talk about the "Stud Budz" during Saturday night's WNBA All-Star Game, where Williams will be on the court playing for Lynx teammate Napheesa Collier's All-Star team.
That would indeed be Williams' and Hiedeman's Twitch stream that has been running throughout much of the WNBA's All-Star weekend in Indianapolis and the season at large.
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The Twitch bio describes the steam as "just two Stud Budz who hoop and live our best life."
Now you know! Tune in sometime if you'd like!
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