Paige Bueckers loved Nika Mühl’s visa-inspired T-shirt the Storm rookie guard sported before an 85-83 win over Caitlin Clark and the Fever on Wednesday.
Mühl — a Croatian-born guard who was teammates with Bueckers at UConn — made her WNBA debut at Climate Pledge Arena after she was unable to play in Seattle’s first four games while waiting for her work visa to be approved.
“This is the one,” Bueckers, who committed to her final year at UConn for the 2024-25 season, wrote on X, including photos of Mühl.
The 23-year-old Mühl wore a white T-shirt with a black and white image of her visa with a stamp over it that read: “Approved.”
The photo featured an image of Mühl posing with her right hand raised in a peace sign gesture.
Mühl paired the shirt with a pleated jean skirt and mid-length green leather boots.
She accessorized with tinted black sunglasses and carried a large black tote.
The WNBA shared a series of photos that featured Mühl modeling her tunnel ‘fit.
“Ate and left no crumbs,” the league wrote, adding in another post, “Lookin’ good, feelin’ better.”
Mühl received a standing ovation from a record sold-out crowd of 18,343 in Seattle when she took the floor for the first time when the Storm led the Fever in the third quarter, 54-51.
Former University of Washington legend Isaiah Thomas, who played for the Suns last season, sat front and center at Climate Pledge Arena.
Seattle Seahawks players were in attendance and took in the game from a private suite, as seen in a photo the NFL team shared on X.
The Storm next host the Washington Mystics in Seattle on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET.
