Social media reacts as UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers out for season with torn ACL
The women’s basketball world, not just its capital in Storrs, Connecticut, was devastated by the news on Wednesday that UConn superstar guard Paige Bueckers will miss the 2022-23 season with a torn ACL.
Bueckers suffered the injury while playing in a pickup basketball game on Monday, according to a UConn release. She will undergo surgery on Friday at UConn Health.
The junior and 2021 consensus National Player of the Year confirmed the news on Instagram on Wednesday afternoon.
Once news broke, messages of support from the basketball world could be found all over social media.
An update on the timeline for Bueckers’ recovery will be shared following her surgery on Friday, according to the release from UConn.
