The WNBA is seeing a massive growth in popularity, and a lot of that is due to young superstars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers. Clark's style of play has been immensly popular since her days at Iowa, while Bueckers has lit the WNBA on fire in her rookie campaign, putting up one of the better rookie seasons we've seen in recent memory.

However, after her historic 44-point performance against the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday night, veteran sportscaster Dan Patrick says the people now remember who Bueckers is. And now that Paige has made the front page again, Dan says the WNBA's real rivalry may have finally arrived.

PAIGE BUECKERS The high in Los Angeles on Wednesday was 90 degrees, but the temperature inside Crypto.com Arena was a lot warmer. That's because Wings rookie Paige Bueckers was on fire as she tied the single-game record for points by a rookie.