Paige Bueckers Misses Matchup Against Liberty Due to Injury
The rookie star of the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers, will not participate in the next game against the New York Liberty due to a back injury that required treatment in the previous match. Bueckers, who was listed as questionable the day before the game, will not be present for Friday night’s game in Texas. During the second half of Tuesday’s game, in which the Wings suffered an 85-76 defeat to the Liberty, Bueckers had to retire to the locker room for treatment. Despite this, she returned to the bench and played in the final quarter.This will be the seventh time Bueckers misses a game. Previously, he was absent for four games at the start of the season, the first three due to a concussion and then due to illness. Bueckers, considered the favorite to win the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, has been out on two occasions to rest, both times when the Wings played on back-to-back nights. The three-time Associated Press All-American from UConn leads all rookies in scoring (15 points per game) and assists (5.4). The Wings came into the game against the Liberty tied with Chicago for the second-worst record in the league.After Tuesday’s game, the player, chosen in the first position of this year’s draft, stated that she felt tension while dribbling the ball and believes she has a muscle strain in her back.
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