Veteran Skylar Diggins Makes Feelings Clear on Azzi Fudd After Sky’s Loss vs Wings
Azzi Fudd and Skylar Diggins. © Imagn, Image via @skylardiggins on Instagram Chicago Sky guard Skylar Diggins gave her thoughts on Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd after their first-ever head-to-head matchup in the WNBA. On Wednesday, May 20, Diggins faced Fudd during a 2026 regular season game between their teams in the latter’s home floor, the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Unfortunately for Diggins, her squad ended up losing to Fudd and the Wings by 10 points, 99-89. During her post-game press conference, Diggins was asked about a photo that surfaced from 13 years ago of when she was still playing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The photo showed Fudd, who was just in middle school, taking a photo with Diggins, as she captioned how much of an inspiration Diggins is to her.
Diggins then shared how bright Fudd’s and her generation’s future is in the league. “You know, it’s a bright future ahead for the league long after, you know, I’m gone and they’ll be here. And so, it’s amazing to still be kicking in this league and being able to compete against them.
I hope that they think that I’m still a good role model. But it’s awesome, you know, to see what she’s became and what she’s done for the game. So, full circle moment,” Diggins said .
(0:22) The 35-year-old Diggins is in her 11th season in the league after she joined in 2016. In fact, the first WNBA team she played for was the Dallas Wings, with whom she stayed for three campaigns from 2016 to 2018. Being in the league for over a decade, Diggins has shut down any rumors of her retirement.