Paige Bueckers off Wings injury report, apparently set for return from 4-game absence
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers is no longer listed in the team's injury report, apparently clearing the way for her return from a four-game absence, first with a concussion and then an illness.
Bueckers is set to play at the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night, a day after going through a full practice.
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