Wings rookie Paige Bueckers says expectations on Caitlin Clark amid shooting woes are 'inhumane'

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Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers isn’t a fan of the "pressure" that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is constantly put under, especially as she endures a shooting slump early in the season. 

Bueckers, a rising star in the WNBA herself, praised Clark’s handling of the media attention she’s gotten since entering the league last season. But for the former UConn star, what Clark is subjected to constantly crosses a line. 

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers controls the ball against the Chicago Sky at the Wintrust Arena. (Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images)

"I would just say she handles it with grace, and the pressure that she’s put on every single night to perform at the level that she does – it’s inhumane, really, to expect people to be perfect and to not have off games or off nights," she told reporters on Thursday. 

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"If she doesn’t go 8 for 10 from three, people are questioning things. It’s unfair to have to deal with that. But I’m sure she has a great team around her and great people to help her." 

Clark missed five games early in the season due to a quad injury. But she returned with vengeance, scoring a season-high of 32 points in a win over the New York Liberty in her first game back. She followed that dominant performance with another, dropping 20 points with six assists and four 3-pointers in a win over the Connecticut Sun. 

But Clark found herself in a shooting slump not long after. 

Fans cheer for Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark as she approaches to sign autographs before the game against the Washington Mystics at Entertainment & Sports Arena on May 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C.