The Minnesota Lynx are winning on and off the court.
Minnesota entered the WNBA's All-Star break with the league's best record, the MVP favorite, and two of the league's newest icons on their team: The StudBudz. And while one half of the StudBudz duo took the floor for All-Star festivities, they both found ways to shine throughout the weekend.
During the first half of the 2025 WNBA season, the StudBudz reached cult acclaim among fans of the W, and that notoriety quickly expanded outside of that sphere as they fulfilled their guarantee to stream for 72 consecutive hours while in Indianapolis.
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Here is everything to know about the StudBudz duo, and a look at some of their most viral moments during All-Star.
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Who are the StudBudz?
The StudBudz are Minnesota Lynx guards, Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman.
The duo's Twitch channel has amassed over 50,000 followers during the 2025 WNBA season, which is when they began the streaming endeavor. During streams, Williams and Hiedeman often riff off of one another, and they host various guests from the Lynx and from around the league.
In addition to their contemporaries, one of the StudBudz's most popular guests is Williams' father, who has made a name for himself as a superfan.
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StudBudz WNBA All-Star streams
The StudBudz fulfilled their promise to stream without pause during WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis.
During their streams, they captured countless candid moments, including interactions and exchanges with the league's biggest stars in social settings. Viral moments include cameos from Collier, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Tyrese Haliburton, and league commissioner Cathy Englebert.
caitlin: “i was streaming it all last night it was awesome. ihad it on my tv downstairs.”
— correlation (@nosyone4) July 19, 2025
t: “oh fr you were watching it? let’s go you know what’s going on.”
caitlin: “are you gonna sit courtside? you can come to the team clark bench”
phee: “is this called tampering?” pic.twitter.com/7Mfjt5MQIi
Tyrese Haliburton tells studbudz he needs some merch pic.twitter.com/KP4lb91OHQ
— ericaf455 (@ericaf455) July 19, 2025
Only the Studbudz could have Cathy Engelbert dancing to “Knuck If You Buck” 😂😂😂
— THE SHIFT (@theshift_sports) July 19, 2025
🎥: Twitch/studbudz pic.twitter.com/QCkiCadWOZ