The tunnel beneath Gainbridge Fieldhouse was eerily quiet as the WNBA’s biggest stars lined up to strut their pre-All-Star-Game looks Saturday night. Red carpets and tunnel walks are usually cacophonous,

If you've been following the 2025 WNBA All-Star weekend festivities, you might have heard of a 72-hour Twitch stream from the "Stud Budz." The popular, at times NSFW Twitch stream from Minnesota Lynx players and good friends Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman has taken the WNBA by storm (and kept fans laughing) through the 2025 season.

While big names like Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and A'ja Williams get all the headlines among casual fans, WNBA diehards will know all about the

If you tuned into any WNBA All-Star Weekend coverage, you probably heard about the 'StudBudz' multiple times. The two pink-haired friends are Minnesota Lynx teammates, Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, and have deemed themselves as the 'StudBudz' on their Twitch Channel.

If the goal of All-Star Weekend is to highlight the product of the WNBA, Williams and Heideman did that in spades, illustrating that the success and relevancy of this league does not rest on the shoulders of any one player or team—an important message as WNBA players fight for higher salaries amid CBA (collective bargaining agreement) negotiations.

A 72-hour livestream hosted by two Minnesota Lynx players this weekend has shown what players have known all along: WNBA players come to All-Star weekend to have fun, not necessarily win.

Lynx star Courtney Williams finally broke her silence on the viral events that took place during the 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend.