Paige Bueckers will be making her long-awaited return to the basketball court. The rookie and No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft will be active for the Dallas Wings’ Wednesday night road game against the Phoenix Mercury (6-4) after she sat out the team’s last four games due to concussion protocol and later illness.

The two stars couldn’t meet on the court as players as Dallas traveled to face Los Angeles in the Commissioner’s Cup, but still linked up in a viral moment.

Mercury Receive Good News Before Wings, Paige Bueckers Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Phoenix Mercury could get a much-needed boost heading into their matchup against the Dallas Wings on Wednesday.

DiJonai Carrington, one of the Wings’ new guards and the WNBA’s Most Improved Player in 2024, has cultivated a unique online persona that has led to work with brands such as EOS, Savage Fenty and Reebok.

Dallas Wings star rookie Paige Bueckers will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Phoenix Mercury after missing the last four games due to a concussion and an illness. Dallas coach Chris Koclanes said Bueckers will have no minutes restriction when she returns to the lineup after missing last weekend's game against the Minnesota Lynx due to an illness.

The UConn alum and the No. 1 pick for the 2025 WNBA Draft, Paige Bueckers, was absent for part of the season due to a concussion after a game against the Chicago Sky on May 30. But then, after clearing the concussion protocol on Saturday, she was ruled out for the game against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday due to illness.

WNBA legend Sue Bird admires Dallas Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers, but is not nearly as high on her as Diana Taurasi is.

Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas and Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers will both return from injuries Wednesday when their respective teams match up.

Throughout her rookie season with the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers has posted 14.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. In her last game with the Wings, a matchup against the Chicago Sky where Bueckers' team suffered a 97-92 loss, the Dallas rookie tallied 15 points, five rebounds and eight assists.

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers has already received her fair share of "Welcome to the WNBA" moments, but that doesn't mean she was backing down to league vet Kelsey Plum. After the Wings' loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night,