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Fans are Talking About Paige Bueckers' Big Rejection on Lexie Hull

The Indiana Fever faced the Dallas Wings on Friday night, looking to get back to .500 after dropping two of the last three. It was supposed to be the first meeting between Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers at the WNBA level after going head-to-head twice in college.

However, Clark was out with a groin injury. The reigning Rookie of the Year missed Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks, too, and has now missed seven games this season.

The Fever needed others to step up in her absence, and Lexie Hull was one of the guards who had shown the capability to do so in the past.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) and Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10).

With just under 10 minutes in the fourth quarter and a Fever 74-69 lead, Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham cut into the lane with the ball and dished it out to Hull in the corner.

Hull immediately pulled up for three, and Bueckers came sliding over and blocked it as the crowd cheered.

Fans were quick to share their reactions to the play on social media.

"Paige said 'not in my airspace' and sent that shot to customs," a fan said.

"get that weak stuff outta here," another wrote.

"What in the A’ja Riyadh Wilson was that block, Paige Bueckers??" added another.

"Bueckers the block on Lexie hull !! She does it both ways !!" one added.

"Mannnnn so Paige Bueckers giving out buckets and snatching them on defense," a fan wrote.

"Can do it all," wrote a fan.

The Fever ended up winning 94-86, and it turned out Hull didn’t need to do much, with Kelsey Mitchell scoring 32, while Aliyah Boston and Natasha Howard contributed 21 and 15 points, respectively.

Aari McDonald, who is now signed for the rest of the season after the team waived DeWanna Bonner, adding 13 points.

With the victory, Indiana now holds an 8-8 record heading into Tuesday's matchup against the Minnesota Lynx.

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