SLAM: How has it been seeing so many players show love and be a part of what you’re building?
NH: That’s just us being ourselves. We always been cool with everybody. Like, we don’t got no smoke with nobody. So it’s just, we bring people together. And everybody just wanted to be on our stream. They love StudBudz.
CW: They love us for real. We good energy with everybody.
NH: It’s a vibe, like, they know if we there, then the party there.
CW: Straight up.
SLAM: How does it feel going to games and seeing signs that say “We Love StudBudz” or fans with pink wigs? Is it different than just seeing jerseys?
CW: Yeah, I think so. The first time we walked in and we saw that first StudBudz sign, we were like, Yo, it’s a StudBudz sign!!!
NH: We were on the road!
CW: It’s definitely different. She couldn’t even move because everybody was like, That’s a StudBud, where’s your other StudBud?
NH: I was like, I know you are not going to believe this, I couldn’t even move. Everybody was in there, “StudBudz!!!!” It was all different types of people, too. Wow, they really were watching us for real.
SLAM: Do you feel like your sisterhood is a little different on the court? How is the vibe different?
NH: On the court, we just always in each other’s ears trying to make each other better. But I feel like that’s real life, too. We try to make each other better, hold each other accountable. You can’t have someone tell you everything you want to hear all the time. You gotta get real with each other. I feel like we’re real with each other.
SLAM: Do y’all feel any pressure with everybody watching you everywhere—on stream, on the court and in real life?
CW: Nah, cause we don’t have to change. How we are in front of the camera is the same way we are if we had no cameras.
NH: I ain’t gonna lie, though, the craziest thing—I be seeing this when people put us up on a TV in the living room. They, like, hook it up to the TV and they watch it like a show.
CW: They will literally tag us and be like, My favorite show is on.
