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Paige Bueckers Makes Unexpected Food Admission: 'It's Just Gross to Me'
Paige Bueckers Makes Unexpected Food Admission: 'It's Just Gross to Me' originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers is off to a historic start to her rookie season in the WNBA. While her team has struggled to win games, the former UConn Huskies star has been showing everyone why she's the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft.
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Through her first eight games of the season, Bueckers averaged 17.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the field.
In a recent game against the Phoenix Mercury, the 23-year-old even made history. Not only did Bueckers become the fourth-fastest rookie ever to record at least 100 points, 25 rebounds and 25 assists, but she also joined Caitlin Clark as the only rookies ever to have a 35-point game with five made 3-pointers.
Now that Bueckers is establishing herself as a star in the league, the WNBA is seizing the chance to introduce her more deeply to fans. In a video posted Friday before Dallas' game against the Las Vegas Aces, the Wings guard answered career and personal questions.
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts against the Phoenix J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Interestingly, when Bueckers was asked to share something that people don't know about her, she shared the fact that she doesn't like seafood. She proceeded to explain the reason why, noting that it's partly because of the 2004 animated film "Shark Tale."
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"I think Shark Tales," Bueckers answered when asked if there's a "traumatizing" reason for her dislike of seafood. "Like the little shrimps, it was just so sad."
However, Bueckers did admit that she generally doesn't like food that "tastes too fishy."
"It's just gross to me," she added about seafood.
Aside from her food admission, Paige Bueckers also discussed what she has learned from her WNBA career so far, sharing that learning terminology in the pros, adjusting to a new system and the physicality in the league have been quite the experience for her.
She also revealed that she has taken a "huge social media break," so she hasn't seen as many of the TikTok edits that she was asked about.
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Related: Fox Sports Host Reveals Why Paige Bueckers Will Never Be as Popular as Caitlin Clark
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
