Paige Bueckers Receives Good News on Friday After Unfortunate Development

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Aug 29, 2025 4:16 PM ET

Paige Bueckers has been battling through her rookie season with the Dallas Wings.

While Bueckers has clearly been one of the top rookies in the WNBA, working toward a potential Rookie of the Year award, she has been dealt several setbacks during her first season in the league.

Bueckers recently went through a short-term ailment, dealing with an illness that caused her to miss Wednesday's game against the Connecticut Sun. She was a late scratch after entering the game as questionable.

Bueckers was also listed as questionable ahead of the team's game against the Atlanta Dream on Friday. Hours before the teams face off, Dallas announced that Bueckers is available.

Updated:
Paige Bueckers – Available (Illness)
Luisa Geiselsöder – Out (Right Shoulder)
Ty Harris – Out (Left Knee)
Aziaha James – Out (Right Ankle)
Haley Jones – Out (Right Knee)
Arike Ogunbowale – Out (Right Knee)
JJ Quinerly – Out (Left Knee)
Li Yueru – Out (Left Knee)
— Dallas Wings PR (@DallasWingsPR) August 29, 2025

While Bueckers will be available for the Wings, the WNBA team will be missing several other players when they play Brittney Griner, Allisha Gray and the rest of the Dream's lineup.

The following players have officially been ruled out for the matchup against Atlanta: Luisa Geiselsoder, Ty Harris, Aziaha James, Haley Jones, JJ Quinerly and Li Yueru.

Throughout her rookie season with the Wings, Bueckers is averaging 19.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.

Bueckers has been incredible for Dallas throughout her rookie season, but they have struggled, entering a matchup against the Dream (24-14) with a 9-30 record.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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