Bad news, sports fans: Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd have called it quits...and apparently, the breakup happened a while ago. But thankfully, it seems like the two are still on good terms. During a recent appearance on Azzi’s podcast, Paige confirmed their split happened “over a year” ago, noting that it happened before Azzi was drafted to the Dallas Wings.
In case you somehow missed all the signs, the former UConn basketball teammates met as teens when they were both trying out for point guard on the USA Basketball U16 team, and over the years, their chemistry went from courtside to heart-eyes. And while they may no longer be together, at least we’ll always have their friendship, right?? Ahead, Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd’s full relationship timeline for your scrolling pleasure.
According to The UConn Blog, Paige and Azzi first met when they were teenagers trying out for a USA Basketball team at summer camp. At the time, Azzi described Paige as “this skinny little white girl” on the court. While Paige had already secured a spot on the UConn women’s basketball team, she supported Azzi and started a social campaign to get her on the team, too.
All of Paige’s work recruiting Azzi worked, because she committed to UConn in November 2020. Shortly after, rumors that they lived together during the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced, thanks to a since-deleted TikTok of the pair bickering about getting sick. Azzi and Paige are officially teammates!
Paige shared a sweet sentiment about their dynamic on and off the court with The UConn Blog in 2021. So we both want to win, we both want to make each other better,” Paige said. I think we’re just here to make each other better and give each other opportunities and it’ll be fun to go at it in practice but once we get on the same court together and go against other teams, I think that’ll be good.” Consider this Azzi and Paige’s social-media era.
The pair is constantly posting content with each other across their Instagram and TikTok accounts, including that time they met Steph Curry: That summer, Azzi shared a Paige appreciation post, too: The pair pulled up to New York Fashion Week, sitting front row for the WhoDecidesWar fashion show. They also posed for some adorable snaps during a UConn press day. We leave you with this cuteness...
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