The UConn women’s title victory unleashed a frenzy of celebration from an unlikely source: Kevin Garnett. The All-Star MVP was buzzing on social media after the UConn Women’s team won the 2025 NCAA Championship. Why was Kevin Garnett so emotionally invested in UConn’s game? Oh, you’re gonna love this.

As Amalie Arena buzzed with energy, the UConn Huskies and South Carolina Gamecocks battled in a match similar to the 2022 NCAA final. The reigning champions, South Carolina, met a hungry Huskies team that was willing to tear apart anyone coming their way to take their crown back. UConn put up a dominant play that had not been seen in the finals for a long time.

Huskies dominated each of the four quarters against the South Carolina team. Their suffocating defense and explosive offense brought the reigning champs to their knees. As the final buzzer rang, Uconn had won their 12th title in a style with an 82-59 scoreboard that led to an NBA legend losing his mind. The celebrations were flooding from all directions, but one big name came singing his praise: Kevin Garnett! Kevin’s reaction stunned fans – he looked like he’d just won the championship himself!

Kevin Garnett erupted on Instagram, writing, “Shout out to the ladies of UCONN…Y’all did ya thing“. KG, the high-school protégé who skipped college entirely, was feeling a little bit Husky. Kevin is a big admirer of Paige Bueckers. In the past, Kevin expressed his love for South Carolina as he was born and brought up in Greenville. But this time around, the 2020 NBA Hall of Famer is rooting for Paige Bueckers big time and her UConn despite South Carolina playing in the finals against them.

On the historic night, Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers both dropped 24 and 17 points each. Sarah Strong’s impressive 24 points, along with 15 rebound,s helped them clinch the title. So what’s behind KG’s sudden obsession with the Huskies? His joy tells us the actual story: Huskies’ unbelievable season!

Kevin Garnett has eyes on Paige: ‘I’m Waiting on Bueckers’

The Uconn women’s team tore through the NCAA league with their unstoppable 3s. Bueckers, Fudd, and Strong were the steaming hot engines that took UConn to the championship. Paige Bueckers’s 17 points in the final helped past Maya Moore for UConn’s NCAA tournament points record,477. And with the WNBA Draft just days away, the moment feels like something straight out of a sports fairytale. Only this one has a Hall of Famer watching closely.

Kevin Garnett has been a vocal supporter of Bueckers for years. In a 2021 episode of KG Certified, his show with SHOWTIME Basketball, Garnett gave Bueckers a rare shoutout: “Wait till Paige [gets to the WNBA]. I’m waiting on Paige Bueckers,” he said.

It wasn’t a one-time mention, either. Garnett’s comments came during Bueckers’ breakout freshman year. When she was taking college basketball by storm and became the first freshman ever to win the Naismith Player of the Year. That kind of praise, especially from a no-nonsense legend like Garnett, is a stamp of greatness.

But this story runs deeper than just mutual admiration. A now-viral photo shows a young Paige wearing a Boston Celtics jersey – specifically the No. 5, the same number Garnett wore while leading Boston to the 2008 NBA title. For Paige, who grew up in Minnesota watching KG dominate with the Timberwolves before moving to Boston, this full-circle moment feels almost scripted.

Bueckers is widely projected to go No. 1 in the WNBA Draft on April 14. And if she does, expect Garnett to be one of the loudest voices cheering her on. He never played college basketball himself, jumping straight from high school to the NBA. But watching Paige dominate the NCAA might just be the closest he’s come to experiencing that ride.

And judging by his reaction? He loved every second of it.