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Wings' Bueckers (back) ruled out against Liberty
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers has been ruled out of a rematch with the New York Liberty due to a back injury that required treatment during the first meeting three days earlier.
Bueckers won't play Friday night in Texas after being listed as questionable the day before the game. During the second half of an 85-76 loss in New York on Tuesday, Bueckers went to the locker room for treatment. She returned to the bench and played in the fourth quarter.
The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft said after Tuesday's game she felt tightness while dribbling and thinks she has a pulled muscle in her back.
Dallas Wings Share Key Injury Update for Paige Bueckers Before Washington Mystics Matchup
Rookie guard Paige Bueckers and forward Myisha Hines-Allen are both available to return to the Dallas Wings’ lineup Sunday afternoon when they host the Washington Mystics at College Park Center. Bueckers was initially listed as probable with a back injury after missing Friday’s game against the New York Liberty. Meanwhile, Hines-Allen played against New York after being a game-time decision.
Bueckers described the injury as a “pulled muscle” suffered during Tuesday’s loss in New York. She briefly left the game midway through the third quarter after feeling tightness in her back while dribbling up the court, then returned for the fourth quarter after treatment.
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Wings guard Paige Bueckers says she has a pulled back muscle and will take it ‘day to day’
Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers dribbles up court against the Indiana Fever during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers said Tuesday night she thinks she has a pulled back muscle and will be taking “day to day.”
Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the draft, left Tuesday night’s game against the New York Liberty with 2:37 left in the third quarter and went to the locker room with tightness in her back. She said she stretched the back and received a massage gun treatment before returning to the bench at the start of the fourth and playing in the final period. She finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists in an 85-76 loss.
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