The two young stars shared a brief but warm postgame exchange. After the final buzzer, Bueckers and Howard shook hands and chatted midcourt, a moment fans quickly latched onto, highlighting the respect between two of the league’s rising stars.

Bueckers and the Dallas Wings fell short in Saturday's 83-75 loss to the Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center Arena and dropped to 0-4 in the process. Atlanta improved to 2-2 thanks to strong showings from Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones and Brittney Griner.

The Wings starters shot just 13 for 47 (27.6%). Dallas overall shot 30 for 82 (36.6%). Siegrist gave Dallas its last lead at 26-24 with 4:31 left before halftime. Griner tied it 13 seconds later with a layup, Gray made two foul shots and that started a 13-4 Atlanta run to close the half with a 37-30 lead.