Gary Knox is a photojournalist for KARE 11, a local television station in Minneapolis. He works hard at his job — showing up on time, helping cover some of the most important stories in his area as a member of the station’s investigations unit and always looking for ways to hone his craft.
But recently, Knox was joking with his co-workers about his internet fame. He’s well aware of how you might actually know him.
“I’m known as this person who wrote this tweet about Paige,” Knox said. “Which is pretty cool. I like that.”
Paige, of course, is Paige Bueckers, the UConn star guard who, on the heels of winning the national championship April 6, is expected to go No. 1 to the Dallas Wings in Monday night’s WNBA Draft.
The tweet Knox is referring to is the four-sentence prophetic paragraph he posted to his Twitter account Sept. 24, 2013.
“Remember the name: Paige Bueckers. 6th grade, think Diana Taurasi,” Knox wrote. “Best 6th grade G I’ve ever seen.”
Remember the name: Paige Bueckers. 6th grade, think Diana Taurasi. Best 6th grade G I’ve ever seen. St. Louis Park. pic.twitter.com/BHr72kA3lR
— Gary Knox (@gPrep) September 25, 2013
Knox — who ran a preps basketball website in Minnesota at the time — remembers his post garnering a couple of retweets at…
