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Illness Clouds Paige Bueckers’ Availability for Wings’ Game vs. Sun

With the playoff hunt over for Dallas, roster uncertainty tests the rookie-led group.

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Aug 24, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts against the Golden State Valkyries during the second half at College Park Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Connecticut visits Dallas on Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
  • Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale missed Tuesday’s practice due to illness, according to a Dallas Morning News reporter, with Bueckers’ status described as a game-time decision in preview reports.
  • Dallas remains shorthanded, with Arike Ogunbowale previously sidelined by a knee issue, Li Yueru and Tyasha Harris out for the season with knee injuries, and JJ Quinerly listed day to day; Myisha Hines-Allen was away Tuesday for personal reasons.
  • Bueckers has led Dallas with roughly 19 points and 5.2 assists per game, including a recent 44-point outing that set a rookie scoring mark this season.
  • Both teams are eliminated from playoff contention, with the Sun coming off an 81-79 loss at New York in which Leila Lacan scored 22 before a late Sabrina Ionescu block, and the Wings having won the most recent meeting 86-83 on June 20.