Paige Bueckers leaves game after late collision in Wings’ win vs. Sparks

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers left a 90-82 victory on Sunday after a collision withe Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike.

Less than four minutes remained in the game when Ogwumike tripped after throwing a pass, causing her to fall into Bueckers’ midsection. Bueckers appeared to hit her head hard on the court, but walked off under her own power to the locker room and did not return.

After the game, coach Jose Fernandez said he didn’t have an update on Bueckers’ status, but she was joking around in the locker room with teammate Azzi Fudd afterwards.

“She’s upset at Azzi because she said Azzi tripped (Ogwumike) and took away (Bueckers) charge,” Fernandez said.

Bueckers was the leading scorer for the Wings with 25 points. It was the sixth consecutive victory for Dallas, which improved to 17-8. Los Angeles is 10-15 after losing its fourth straight game.

Ogwumike, who stayed in the game, was at the postgame press conference after the loss. She was 7-of-12 from the field and finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Dallas plays Monday, when it hosts the New York Liberty in a postponed game that had originally been scheduled for Thursday.