I didn't score courtside seats to the Dallas Wings basketball game on May 12. But I had something the in-stadium WNBA fans didn't: a clear view of Azzi Fudd's slam dunk of a tunnel outfit , starring cargo jeans worthy of their own trophy.

A surprise knee injury benched the No. 1 WNBA draft pick two hours before the Dallas Wings took on Angel Reese 's Atlanta Dream. Thanks to her '90s-inspired jeans, Fudd still won at Arlington's College Park Center.

She traded her royal blue Nike jersey for low-rise baggy jeans outside the locker room. They weren't your average sky-blue bottoms, though. Additional pockets atop her thighs and knees turned the traditional, low-slung waistband on its head. Each sack was so spacious, Fudd could stuff knee pads or ankle braces inside.…