Wings' Bueckers placed into concussion protocol

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  • Alexa PhilippouMay 30, 2025, 06:24 PM ET

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    • Covers women's assemblage hoops and the WNBA
    • Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
    • Stanford postgraduate and Baltimore autochthonal with further acquisition astatine the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer

Dallas Wings constituent defender Paige Bueckers volition miss astatine slightest 2 games aft being placed successful the concussion protocol, the squad said Friday.

The Wings said Bueckers was placed successful the protocol aft Thursday's nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Sky. Bueckers, the No. 1 prime successful this year's WNBA draft, volition beryllium reevaluated aft Tuesday's contention against the Seattle Storm.

The Wings are 1-5, registering their archetypal triumph Tuesday against the Connecticut Sun.

Dallas hosts the Sky connected Saturday earlier traveling to Seattle for Tuesday's tilt. The Wings past instrumentality location to look the Sparks adjacent Friday.

Bueckers is averaging 14.7 points (second-best connected the team), 6.7 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals done six games. The 6-foot guard's 33.9 minutes per contention are a squad high.

Bueckers led UConn to a nationalist title successful her last play conscionable 54 days ago. She missed a play and a fractional with the Huskies owed to genu injuries but this volition beryllium her archetypal lack owed to a caput injury.

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