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Bueckers Listed Probable As Ogunbowale Ruled Out For Sparks-Wings Game

Dallas faces Los Angeles as rookie Paige Bueckers shoulders the load with star guard Ogunbowale sidelined

Sarah Ashlee Barker #13 of the Los Angeles Sparks handles the ball against the Dallas Wings during the game at College Park Center on June 6, 2025 in Arlington, Texas.
Aug 1, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) and Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) in action during the game between the Dallas Wings and the Indiana Fever at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Overview

  • The Sparks will travel to Arlington, Texas, to face the Wings Friday at 7:30 p.m. EDT with Los Angeles holding a 15-17 record and Dallas at 9-24.
  • Paige Bueckers is probable despite back tightness while Arike Ogunbowale is sidelined with a right knee injury, Aziaha James has a foot concern and Tyasha Harris remains out for the season.
  • Kelsey Plum enters off a 26-point performance in a loss to the New York Liberty, highlighting the Sparks’ offensive momentum in a 7-3 stretch over their last 10 games.
  • Bueckers is averaging 18.4 points, 5.4 assists and 1.8 steals as the Rookie of the Year frontrunner anchoring Dallas’s youth-driven rebuild.
  • The matchup contrasts Los Angeles’s push for a postseason berth with Dallas’s last-place rebuild and lineup rotations shaped by injuries.