The Dallas Wings did not want reporters to ask about the romantic relationship between their two new co-stars.
Wings guard Azzi Fudd had her introductory press conference on Thursday, three days after Dallas made her the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. During the media session, one reporter asked Fudd about her former UConn teammate (and now Wings teammate) Paige Bueckers.
The reporter asked Fudd if she was still in a relationship with Bueckers and, if so, if they had consulted any other couples in the WNBA for advice. But the reporter got his question shut down by a Wings staffer, who intervened by saying, “I understand why you have to ask that question. But we’re going to respectfully decline from commenting on our players’ personal lives. Next question.”
Here is the video.
A reporter asked Azzi Fudd about her relationship with Paige Bueckers, but the Wings' media team said they won't be commenting on their players' personal lives. pic.twitter.com/iH3enGfoVE
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) April 16, 2026
Bueckers, 24, and Fudd, 23, were teammates and backcourt partners in college at UConn from 2021-25. With Bueckers going No. 1 overall to the Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft and Fudd following suit a year later, the two now find themselves reunited in the WNBA.
After years of dating rumors, Bueckers finally publicly confirmed her relationship with Fudd in 2025. Bueckers was even shown on TV at this week’s WNBA Draft reacting to the news of her team, the Wings, drafting her girlfriend Fudd at No. 1.
Now that Bueckers and Fudd are teammates in the WNBA (and star teammates at that), the top storyline in Dallas will be the personal and professional relationship between the two. But the Wings came prepared for that question to be asked on Thursday and promptly put the kibosh on it.
