INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 19: Stud Budz Natisha Hiedeman (R) and Courtney Williams (L) of the Minnesota Lynx pose with Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever during the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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Minnesota Lynx All-Star guard Courtney Williams and Seattle Storm guard Natisha Hiedeman, best known as the StudBudz, are the best thing to ever happen to WNBA All-Star Weekend.

Last year, the StudBudz hosted a non-stop, 72-hour Twitch stream throughout WNBA All-Star Weekend festivities in Indianapolis. It was such a rousing success that AT&T decided to sponsor the StudBudz's 72-hour Twitch stream for 2026 WNBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago.

On Friday, July 24, Hiedeman and Williams were on their bus chit-chatting when Williams shared a hilarious anecdote involving Indiana Fever All-Star guard Caitlin Clark.

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"Guess what? I was at practice, and Caitlin Clark came up to me and said, 'Hey, if I give you my shoes, will you wear 'em?' I said, 'Hell yeah! I need every [expletive] color!'" Williams told Hiedeman. "She said, 'I got all the bright colors. I'm gonna send you everything.' I said, 'On my mama, that'll be my new shoe.'"

Hiedeman raised her hand and said, "Hello? Size 9! Size 9 over here!"

It's worth watching the full exchange here.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 19: Stud Budz Natisha Hiedeman (R) and Courtney Williams (L) of the Minnesota Lynx pose with Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever during the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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Clark unveiled the Caitlin 1, her debut Nike signature sneaker, with an Instagram carousel posted June 17. Nike also posted a look at the "Racer Blue" colorway. Since the announcement, Clark has played in purple, white, and yellow colorways.

"The Nike Caitlin 1 in the blue colorway is listed for $140 and will release on Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. on the Nike SNKRS app.

"Caitlin was hands-on with our designers, obsessing to get every detail right," the official description reads. "See it in the double Swoosh logo that nods to her initials and the three-point arc. Look closely for the 22s and CCs molded into the upper. Her signature pops on the heel and her logo on the midfoot reflects her range from anywhere."

Clark will surely wear her signature shoe in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game at United Center in Chicago on Saturday, July 25.

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