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Caitlin Clark Post Triggers Negative Reactions After Paige Bueckers' Historic Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Songco | Last updated Jun 12, 2025 10:21 AM ET

Paige Bueckers made up for lost time on Wednesday night. After a four-game injury absence, the highly touted rookie made her much-anticipated return to action for the Dallas Wings in their game against the Phoenix Mercury.

Bueckers made all sorts of waves in her return as she went off for a career-high 35 points on 13-of-19 shooting, six rebounds, four assists, a steal, a block and five triples in 37 minutes of action.

The former UConn star made history in this one by becoming just the second rookie to ever register at least 35 points and five triples in a single game. The only other player to have achieved that same mark was Caitlin Clark during her debut campaign with the Indiana Fever last season.

In this light, a post made by Polymarket Hoops on X has drawn some criticism on social media. The said post emphasized the fact that to this day, Clark holds the record as the only rookie to amass at least 35 points, five assists and five triples in a game.

Caitlin Clark is still the only rookie in WNBA history to have a game with:

35+ PTS
5+ AST
5+ 3PM pic.twitter.com/qzrhxL8WZJ
— Polymarket Hoops (@PolymarketHoops) June 12, 2025

Clark wasn't even playing on Wednesday night — she was cheering for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals — which is why the timing of the post did not sit well with more than a few fans on X.

"Someone seems threatened," a comment read.

"The timing oh yall are scrambling," said another.

"Paige got the CC media machine in shambles LMAOOOOO," accused a fan.

" of course after Paige drop 35," a reaction read.

"paige scared yall huh " another said.

"Yall threatened? " asked a user.

The Clark vs. Bueckers narrative is clearly alive and well. The comparisons, though, are not surprising at all, considering how these are two of the top young stars in the WNBA today.

The bad news for Bueckers is that despite her historic performance, Dallas still suffered its sixth straight loss, as the Mercury secured a 93-80 home win at PHX Arena.

The Wings are now 1-10 on the season, and even though Bueckers has had a strong start to her WNBA career, things are looking grim in Dallas right now.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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