Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers is ruled out for the team’s next game against the New York Liberty on Monday night after she hit her head on the floor late in a 90–82 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Multiple reports say Bueckers sustains the injury in the final minutes of the Sparks game, prompting Dallas to evaluate her before the subsequent matchup on the second night of a back-to-back. The Wings state that Bueckers is not in concussion protocol. Despite that, the team says she remains out due to lingering soreness and is not cleared to play at that time. The decision keeps Bueckers from appearing against New York, where the Wings will proceed without their reigning Rookie of the Year. The reports characterize the situation as an injury-related absence rather than a concussion-protocol designation, with Dallas citing how she is feeling rather than placing her in league concussion steps. The injury status is described as based on symptoms following the head contact.