Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers ruled out for game vs Mystics due to knee injury
One night after a historic performance, Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers will be out for June 28's matchup against the Washington Mystics due to a right knee injury.
This will be the fifth game that the 2025 No. 1 overall pick will have missed this season. Bueckers missed three games earlier in the season because she was in the WNBA's concussion protocol and then sat out another game because of an illness.
Bueckers had 27 points in a 94-86 loss to the Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever on June 27. Clark missed the matchup between the last two No. 1 picks because of a groin injury.
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Paige Bueckers' stats vs Indiana Fever
Along with her 27 points against the Fever, Bueckers also added six assists, two steals and two blocks. She became the first player in WNBA history to record a game with 25-plus points, five-plus assists, two-plus steals, two-plus blocks and zero turnovers.
Last night, Paige Bueckers became the first player in league history to record a game with 25+ points, 5+ assists, 2+ steals, 2+ blocks and zero turnovers ✅💫Today is the last day to vote Paige into the 2025 WNBA All-Star game in Indy: https://t.co/rdBI56nNs1 pic.twitter.com/B9Qs6ic2DJ
Bueckers shot 9-for-18 from the field, made two of her three 3-point attempts and knocked down all seven free throws.
On the season, Bueckers is averaging 18.4 points, 5.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals on 46.1% shooting from the field in 13 games. She was the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft in April after leading UConn to its 12th national title and the first since 2016.
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