{
  "id": 5602860,
  "title": "Paige Bueckers trolling herself next to 7-foot-3 Ziyu Zhang is internet gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/paige-bueckers-trolling-herself-next-to-7-foot-3-ziyu-zhang-is",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T17:16:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/paige-bueckers-trolling-herself-next-171613577.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Team USA opened the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a dominant 94-61 win over China, capturing the attention of the internet and particularly of China's towering 7-foot-3 center, Ziyu Zhang. As the game unfolded, several Team USA players found themselves in situations to showcase their reactions to Zhang's impressive height. Among these memorable moments were those involving Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark. The responses of both players quickly garnered attention, with the photos of them interacting with Zhang quickly going viral. In these images, which were shared by FIBA Basketball, it was evident that Bueckers was both impressed and simultaneously self-deprecating, comparing her own height to Zhang's 7-foot-3 stature. These photos of Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers alongside Zhang Ziyu have been described as internet gold, highlighting the unexpected reactions from the young stars in the face of Zhang's exceptional size.",
  "summary": "Paige Bueckers delivered the funniest moment to start the FIBA World Cup by openly trolling herself next to 7-foot-3 Chinese center Ziyu Zhang.",
  "key_points": [
    "Team USA defeated China 94-61 in 2026 FIBA World Cup opener",
    "Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark interacted with 7-foot-3 Ziyu Zhang",
    "Photos of Bueckers and Clark with Zhang went viral"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}