Overview

• ESPN confirmed that Bueckers will miss Friday’s matchup against Los Angeles after failing to pass the WNBA’s return-to-play concussion protocol
• She has been sidelined since a May 29 head collision with Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot and has only practiced on a stationary bike during neurological testing
• Dallas has gone 1–7 in her absence and dropped to ninth in offensive rating, averaging just 97.0 points per 100 possessions
• Tyasha Harris remains out with a left knee injury and the Sparks will be without Cameron Brink and Rae Burrell for Friday’s contest
• The Wings plan to start Myisha Hines-Allen, NaLyssa Smith, Maddy Siegrist, Arike Ogunbowale and DiJonai Carrington to bolster scoring and ball handling