Dallas Wings Announce Injury Update After Paige Bueckers News
Dallas Wings Announce Injury Update After Paige Bueckers News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Chicago Sky were able to get their first win of the 2025 WNBA season on Thursday when they took down the Dallas Wings. They won by a score of 97 to 92, which was the first victory of new head coach Tyler Marsh's tenure.
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This was the first contest in a two-game series between these two franchises. The Sky will now travel down to Dallas to take on the Wings on Saturday evening.
However, the Wings will be without star guard Paige Bueckers, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. She was ruled out for the next two games due to a concussion that she suffered.
Chicago Sky guard Kia Nurse (11) and Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5).Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images
Bueckers has been highly productive during her rookie season, contributing 14.7 points, 6.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game while also adding 2.0 steals per contest. The rookie leads the team in assists and steals, while she ranks second in scoring and third in rebounding.
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Fortunately, Dallas received another injury update after the Bueckers news broke. Veteran guard Tyasha Harris, who missed Thursday's game against the Sky, was upgraded to questionable before the rematch on Saturday.
"Tyasha Harris (knee) is listed as questionable," Wings reporter Joey Mistretta wrote.
Harris contributed 4.6 points, 2.6 assists and 1.0 rebounds per contest through the first five games of the 2025 WNBA season for the Wings. She has played just 82 minutes but is shooting 44.4% from the floor, as well as 45.5% from beyond the three-point line.
Chicago will look to build off of their first victory in which second-year forward Kamilla Cardoso poured in 23 points, a career high, and Ariel Atkins dropped in another 17. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. EST on Saturday.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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