Ten miles southwest of where Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers received a roaring ovation Wednesday night at the Target Center, she first learned how to shoot a basketball. She was just another anonymous ponytailed kid who spent her winters in the gymnasium.

Hopkins, Minnesota, will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony, food and beverages named after Bueckers, and a watch party for the WNBA rookie's debut.

Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers will be making her return to her hometown for the team’s game against the Lynx.