"I'm in love" - Nika Muhl shows appreciation for Paige Bueckers’ 'bucket' gift following her shoe reveal

Nika Muhl showed her appreciation for former teammate Paige Bueckers after receiving a special bucket from her. The Seattle Storm star uploaded an Instagram story featuring a basketball-themed bucket with a Nike logo on top of the lid.

She accompanied her thoughts on the surprise package in the caption of her upload.

"No Way twin sent me a whole bucket," Muhl wrote.

In a following story, the guard uploaded a boomerang video of the new Paige Bueckers Nike sneakers. Muhl held the sneakers from the laces and suspended them in the air. She twirled them to give her 521K followers a good look at the brand-new shoes.

"I'm in love."

Nika Muhl shares video of Paige Bueckers' sneakers on her IG story. (Credits: @nika.muhl/Instagram)

Nike signed Bueckers to a NIL deal in Sept. 2023. A year later, the Huskies star has finally got her own signature show line line, making her the first student-athlete with a shoe line of her own.

Bueckers' signature sneaker is called Nike G.T. Hustle 3 Paige Bueckers Player Edition. The shoe had a gradient finish on the body where the main sky blue accent fades into the white midsoles. The Swoosh on the sneaker has a burgundy outline with lavender color filling it insides to match the laces.

Per Sports Illustrated, Bueckers' signature sneakers will retail for $190 and will be available for purchase on the Nike SNKRS website and app from Dec. 7.

Nika Muhl reveals her new companions while dealing with injury

Nika Muhl revealed her new companions to her Instagram followers in a post. The Storm guard uploaded two pictures introducing her kittens.

"Day 1 featuring Mad Max & G 🦿lets get it"

The first picture featured Muhl lying down on the bed with a leg brace on her left leg. She is seen holding the two kittens in her arms. The second picture featured a close-up snap of the kittens.

Muhl is currently rehabbing an injury she picked up while playing for Besiktas in the Turkish Women's Basketball League. She suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in her left knee on Oct. 3 and underwent a successful surgery to repair it on Nov. 1.