*Sports activities commentator Jason Whitlock is difficult the Dallas Wings and the WNBA after the workforce used the highest choice in Monday’s draft on Azzi Fudd, suggesting the selection was pushed by her romance with fellow draftee Paige Bueckers reasonably than pure basketball advantage.
Whitlock aired his grievances on his “Fearless” podcast the day after the draft, accusing the league of repeatedly centering same-sex relationships in its storytelling. “There’s nothing the WNBA loves greater than a same-sex love story,” he mentioned, per SandraRose.com, invoking veteran WNBA couple Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner to strengthen his level about what he known as the league’s broader agenda.
Whitlock insisted stronger candidates had been bypassed in favor of Fudd. “How did Lauren Betts not go No. 1? As a result of the WNBA loves same-sex {couples} tales they usually’re electing Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd to be the primary couple of the WNBA. They usually’re going to shove this energy couple down our throats,” Whitlock mentioned..
Azzi Fudd had no enterprise being chosen on the high of the WNBA draft. The WNBA simply needs to advertise to followers that she scissors with Paige Bueckers. pic.twitter.com/nkxCshKVBl
— Jason Whitlock (@jasonwhitlock) April 14, 2026
Fudd and Bueckers, former UConn teammates who captured an NCAA Nationwide Championship collectively, at the moment are reunited on the Wings roster. Their relationship, nonetheless, turned a flashpoint at Fudd’s introductory press convention when a reporter tried to ask about Bueckers’ 2025 TikTok submit publicly confirming the pair as a pair. The Wings publicist intervened earlier than Fudd might reply. “I perceive why it’s a must to ask that query, however we’re gonna respectfully decline from commenting on our gamers’ private lives,” the publicist said.
The dealing with of the query caught the eye of former Sports activities Illustrated author Jeff Pearlman, who weighed in by way of TikTok. “Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers are in a long-term relationship, and no person’s mentioning it. And the WNBA clearly has requested individuals to not point out it. And it’s very journalistically complicated to me,” he mentioned, per SandraRose.com.
Azzi Fudd was requested if she’s nonetheless relationship her Dallas Wings teammate Paige Bueckers.
Wings PR refused to permit Fudd to reply 🤔 pic.twitter.com/wDqNrjdHtJ
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) April 16, 2026
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