Before the game tipped off, a video of Bueckers and former UConn teammate Aubrey Griffin surfaced. The two hugged and shared a quick conversation, which was posted by the NCAA. Upon the release of the video, some fans took to social media, sharing their thoughts on the interaction between Paige Bueckers and Aubrey Griffin.

Paige Bueckers impressed in front of her hometown crowd, but the Minnesota Lynx spoiled her first WNBA game back at the all-familiar Target Center in Minneapolis as the Lynx held on to beat Bueckers' Dallas Wings 85-81 in a nail-biter Wednesday night.