The Dallas Wings will host the New York Liberty on Friday for the third matchup between the two teams in less than two weeks, with the series tied 1-1 after Dallas’ win late last month and New York’s 85-76 victory on Tuesday.
In that latest game, Jonquel Jones led the Liberty with a double-double—15 points and 10 rebounds—while Paige Bueckers led Dallas with 21 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.
All three WNBA games on Friday will be broadcast on ION, with the Wings-Liberty game set to tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET in Arlington.
Bueckers is dealing with a back issue that briefly forced her to exit Tuesday’s game, although she returned to finish. She sat out Thursday’s practice and is listed as day-to-day, but Dallas coach Chris Koclanes is confident that she “should be fine” for Friday’s game.
In a video shared on Friday, Bueckers was asked about the experience of traveling from arena to arena and feeling the support from fans across the WNBA, even from rival teams.
Bueckers said, “It’s super surreal, just for people to continue to follow my journey and support me throughout every single step of the way. It makes me very appreciative of that.”
“Also, in a way, I feel bad because I can’t show love and get back to every single one of them,” Bueckers continued. “Sign autographs, take pictures… So I feel bad in that aspect, but I do want them to know that I really appreciate their support.”
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