Paige Bueckers Blesses Fan While Giving Away Her Game-Worn Nike GT Cut 3 Turbos In Hilarious Battle

The Indiana Fever lost its first game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse arena, but the major concern for the Fever fans was the injury that Caitlin Clark sustained in the third quarter of the game. The Wings played aggressively, and Paige Bueckers had the last laugh in the clash of ‘superstars’.

Sadly, that laughter didn’t last long, and the Wings’ guard quickly lost a friendly battle against a fan and had to give away her Nike GT Cut 3 Turbos, honoring her bet.

Paige Bueckers Loses Her Nike GT Cut 3 Turbos To Fan

Bueckers debuted the Nike GT Cut 3 Turbo colorway during Dallas Wings media day, which made the headlines as the player continues to take top spot in the fan following, and Nike is leveraging her popularity.

After the preseason game against the Fever, Bueckers went out to sign autographs for fans. Where she came across a fan holding up a sign, which said, “Rock, paper, scissors (for basketball) shoes.” PB played and lost in the second round only. The Dallas guard said, “You can have them,” leaving the fan in shock.

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But the player played it smart; she handed the fan one shoe and the other fan another shoe, and quickly walked away to sign more autographs.

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It appears that the former UConn star has had hard luck with the ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ game, as she keeps losing more often than winning. On the basketball court, though, she was clinical with her play and handed coach Jose Fernandez his first win as WNBA Coach.

Paige Bueckers Leads Dallas Wings Against The Fever

In the clash of superstars, all eyes were on two talented rookies and recent Rookie of the Year winners in the league as they took charge of their respective franchises. While Clark took control of the game and drained multiple shots, the Wings’ guard matched her basket by basket and scored 20 points, all in the first half.

Keeping it ROLLIN' 😤

Paige Bueckers now up to 18 PTS in the 2Q and counting!

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“I thought in a lot of things she made really really good decisions with her hands on the ball and also off the ball,” first-year Wings head coach Jose Fernandez praised the megastar.

The star will look to repeat the ‘dominance’ in the regular season, too, after a poor record at the start of her WNBA career.