Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers Suffers Muscle Injury
Dallas Wings’ star player, Paige Bueckers, reported on Tuesday night that she suspects a back muscle strain, which will force her to be evaluated “day by day”. Bueckers, who was the first pick in the draft, left Tuesday’s game against the New York Liberty with 2:37 remaining in the third quarter due to a back injury. Afterwards, she went to the locker room. According to the player herself, she stretched the affected area and received treatment with a massage gun before returning to the bench at the beginning of the last quarter, where she played the rest of the game. She finished the match with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the 85-76 defeat.In her rookie season, Bueckers averages 18.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. In addition, she leads the Dallas Wings in points, assists, steals, and blocks.“I was dribbling the ball and felt a strain,” Bueckers commented on the moment of the injury. “The situation is day to day. I hope it doesn’t take me out of the game. I will undergo treatment and rest. I think it’s just a muscle pull. I felt the strain, I felt it tighten up, so I’m working on it.”
Paige Bueckers
