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Paige Bueckers off Wings injury report, apparently set for return from 4-game absence

the WNBA game between Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings
Dallas Wings' Paige Bueckers warms up before the WNBA game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 21, at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Kerem Yücel | MPR News

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.

The No. 1 pick in this year’s draft missed three games in the WNBA’s concussion protocol before sitting out an 81-65 home loss to the undefeated Minnesota Lynx with an unspecified illness. Bueckers last played in a 97-92 loss to the Chicago Sky on May 29.

Bueckers is averaging 14.7 points and 6.7 assists in six games for the Wings, who have the league’s worst record at 1-9.