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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 01: Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings smiles in the first quarter against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center on September 01, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Berding\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
By Mallory Mattingly<\/p>\n
WNBA star Paige Bueckers can\u2019t wait to share her holiday break with family and friends, playing games and watching Christmas classics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to get to spend the holiday with my family. We put up the Christmas tree together and play a ton of board games and card games. Some of my family\u2019s favorites are Skyjo, Uno, Sorry! and Yahtzee. We also watch seasonal movies. ELF is probably my favorite,\u201d the point guard told<\/a> the New York Post.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of my favorite dishes are creamed corn, mashed potatoes, Snickers salad and honey ham. I do not prepare any of the dishes, but I\u2019m still confident I can get it done!\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n Bueckers is eager to get her second year in the league started. In year one, the 6-foot Dallas Wings point guard averaged<\/a> 19.2 points, four rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. She also secured the WNBA Rookie of the Year award.<\/p>\n Related: Paige Bueckers Kept \u2018The Faith\u2019 and Won a National Championship: \u2018For God\u2019s Purpose\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n The athlete is very vocal about her faith. In her Instagram bio, she includes Proverbs 3:5-6<\/a>: \u201cTrust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;\u00a0in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.\u201d<\/p>\n She clung to that promise as she recovered from a torn ACL a few years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so so crazy because you work so hard to get back healthy, you feel stronger than ever, and you are playing your best basketball and with one sudden movement it all shifts,\u201d she shared<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s hard trying to make sense of it all now but I can\u2019t help but think that God is using me as a testimony as to how much you can overcome with Him by your side.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is going to be good days and there is going to be bad days but my absolute love for the game and Godly strength will get me back to where I need to be,\u201d she continued. \u201c\u2026God put a dream in my heart and even if I have to walk through a nightmare to get it I\u2019m going to keep believing.\u201d<\/p>\n After her rookie season wrapped, she reflected on God\u2019s faithfulness.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you God for an amazing rookie year\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffcProcess over results,\u201d Bueckers shared<\/a> in a post on social media. \u201cUnconditional joy and gratitude, so much to be thankful for. Love my squad, they all deserve Teammates of the Year in my book, nothing is possible without them\ud83e\udd1e\ud83c\udffcNow let\u2019s keep on keeping on. Go wings!\u201d<\/p>\n She concluded the post with Proverbs 16:9, which reads<\/a>, \u201cThe heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.\u201d<\/p>\n Since Bueckers\u2019 pro athlete career is filled with practice, workouts, recovery, meetings, travel and more, she can\u2019t wait to enjoy some downtime with her family this Christmas.<\/p>\n Read Next: Paige Bueckers Earns WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: \u2018Thank You, God\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Questions or comments? Please write to us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t Watch THE PAGEMASTER \u2192<\/p>\n \t\t\t Watch BEARS \u2192<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pagemaster_ver1.jpg\")
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