Paige Bueckers impressed in her WNBA debut but a fellow UConn legend stole the spotlight and handed her a tough first loss.

Paige Bueckers’ hometown of Hopkins, Minn., population 18,589, went all in for the WNBA debut Friday of its most famous citizen, changing its name to “Paige Bueckers” for the day. Main Street, too. Local merchants bought in,

When you hear the name Paige Bueckers, most people think of the basketball star who led the UConn Huskies to the national title in April and made her WNBA debut on Friday in the Dallas Wings’ 84-99 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.