Not Paige Bueckers but Another Rookie Inches Closer to Caitlin Clark Record With Game-Winning Performance Against Indiana Fever

Not Paige Bueckers but Another Rookie Inches Closer to Caitlin Clark Record With Game-Winning Performance Against Indiana Fever

Back in the day, Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark were teammates on USA Basketball’s youth squads, capturing gold at the 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship and the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, before later facing off in the 2021 Sweet 16 and the 2024 NCAA tournament. But in 2022, Paige suffered a torn ACL in a pick-up game, sidelining her for the entire 2022-23 season and postponing her pro debut as she returned to UConn instead of entering the 202…