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Bueckers Steps In During Carrington and Sabally Clash After WNBA Loss

After Phoenix bested Dallas 93-80 on June 11, rookie Paige Bueckers blocked cameras to shield DiJonai Carrington during her tense exchange with former teammate Satou Sabally.

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Overview

  • Phoenix defeated the Wings 93-80 at PHX Arena, extending Dallas’s losing streak to six games and dropping their record to 1-10.
  • DiJonai Carrington and Satou Sabally had to be separated by teammates and staff after exchanging heated words following the final buzzer.
  • Fresh off a four-game absence, Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 35 points and intervened to keep cameras off Carrington during the postgame drama.
  • Carrington, playing her first game since her grandfather’s death, showed heightened emotion and physicality throughout the matchup.
  • Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, Carrington’s former Connecticut Sun teammate, helped defuse the situation by escorting her away from the court.