Overview

• Late in the third quarter at Barclays Center, the No. 1 pick felt a tightness in her back, left for a massage-gun treatment and returned to finish with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists in an 85-76 loss.
• Bueckers identified the issue as a pulled muscle and said she will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis while she rests and undergoes treatment.
• The rookie is leading Dallas in scoring, assists, steals and blocks and is averaging 18.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
• The Wings sit at 8-22 after earlier absences for concussion protocols and load management have tested the roster’s depth.
• Dallas plays New York again on Friday at College Park Center and hosts Washington on Sunday, with Bueckers’ status still unresolved.