Azzi Fudd cozies up with girlfriend Paige Bueckers after she joins Caitlin Clark in the WNBA record books

Azzi Fudd continues to fuel relationship rumors about her and Paige Bueckers. The UConn women's basketball star shared a cozy photo of her and the Dallas Wings rookie on her Instagram story Tuesday.

In the photo, the two girls pose for a mirror selfie. Their foreheads are resting against one another affectionately, and Bueckers has her arm wrapped around Fudd's shoulder. Fudd tagged Bueckers in a post and added a pink heart next to her account handle.

"Travel dayyy🛫," Fudd wrote on the Instagram story.

Azzi Fudd poses with Paige Bueckers on her Instagram story

After Fudd cheered Bueckers on in her game against the Phoenix Mercury on Monday, the two are heading to Chicago, where Bueckers' Wings will take on the Sky on Wednesday.

Fudd showed her support for Bueckers by sharing a picture from Monday's game on her Instagram story.

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Bueckers is coming off a big achievement in her rookie season. The Wings guard was named an All-Star starter after receiving 805,471 fan votes, the most by any rookie in WNBA history. This record was previously held by Caitlin Clark, who had 700,735 votes last season.

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Azzi Fudd helps Paige Bueckers in selecting game-day kicks

Paige Bueckers has her own stylist to decide which shoes to wear when she hits the court. In an interview with Kicks, Bueckers shared that Azzi Fudd picks her sneakers on game days.

“I usually get two, three, four, five shoes put together and then I actually call Azzi and have her help me pick them,” Bueckers said. “She has been doing a great job picking them. Yeah, Azzi is like my basketball shoe stylist."

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Bueckers and Fudd became friends in high school and spent four seasons as teammates at UConn. They have remained close since Bueckers began her professional career and have sparked dating rumors lately.

Bueckers and Fudd seemingly confirmed their relationship when Fudd posted a mirror selfie with a phone case that read "Paige Buecker's girlfriend."

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