Ruocco, a WNBA play-by-play commentator for ESPN, and ESPN women’s basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo praised Bueckers on Tuesday in a teleconference previewing the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, which will feature the Wings standout.

Last Sunday's matchup between Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever and Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings drew an average of 2.1 million viewers and hit a peak of 2.5 million viewers, making it the fourth-most watched WNBA game to ever air on ABC.

Behind 13 assists from Caitlin Clark, the Fever put five players in double figures and scored 64 first-half points.