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Seven years after interning with the Dallas Wings, Amy Okonkwo is available to play for the franchise on Friday vs. the ...
08/22/2025

Seven years after interning with the Dallas Wings, Amy Okonkwo is available to play for the franchise on Friday vs. the Seattle Storm.

Okonkwo: “It’s amazing being able to play here in Dallas… I’m really grateful for the opportunity.”

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Amy Okonkwo’s journey comes full circle as she makes her Dallas Wings debut after interning with the team in 2018.

The Dallas Wings will be without JJ Quinerly on Friday vs. the Seattle Storm as she continues to be evaluated for a left...
08/22/2025

The Dallas Wings will be without JJ Quinerly on Friday vs. the Seattle Storm as she continues to be evaluated for a left knee injury.

The Wings are set to reach 100 player games lost due to injury and national team obligations by end of week.

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Dallas Wings guard JJ Quinerly ruled out vs. Storm as injuries mount, with toll nearing 100 games lost this season.

The Dallas Wings signed 6-foot-2 forward Amy Okonkwo to a seven-day hardship contract. The 2-time AfroBasket MVP will be...
08/22/2025

The Dallas Wings signed 6-foot-2 forward Amy Okonkwo to a seven-day hardship contract.

The 2-time AfroBasket MVP will be available Friday vs. Seattle as Dallas navigates a depleted roster.

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Dallas Wings add forward Amy Okonkwo on a seven-day hardship contract as injuries leave the roster short-handed.

Paige Bueckers dropped a rookie-record 44 points on 17/21 FG, but Kelsey Plum’s buzzer-beater gave the Sparks an 81–80 w...
08/22/2025

Paige Bueckers dropped a rookie-record 44 points on 17/21 FG, but Kelsey Plum’s buzzer-beater gave the Sparks an 81–80 win over the Wings.

Bueckers: “Every possession is different… just reading the game and taking what the defense gives you.”

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Paige Bueckers scored 44 points with record efficiency, but the Dallas Wings fell short against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Entering tonight's Wings-Sparks matchup, Paige Bueckers averaged 18.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.7 steals ...
08/21/2025

Entering tonight's Wings-Sparks matchup, Paige Bueckers averaged 18.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.7 steals in 28 games.

Chris Koclanes: “She is Rookie of the Year. There’s no question. She just is.”

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Dallas Wings coach Chris Koclanes makes the case for Paige Bueckers as WNBA Rookie of the Year before facing the Sparks.

Arike Ogunbowale will be out for the coming weeks with knee tendinitis. Despite this, the Dallas Wings are encouraged by...
08/21/2025

Arike Ogunbowale will be out for the coming weeks with knee tendinitis. Despite this, the Dallas Wings are encouraged by their offense.

Chris Koclanes: "Our spacing and ball movement are encouraging. Now we just need a defensive identity.”

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Arike Ogunbowale is sidelined with knee tendinitis, but the Dallas Wings’ offense is thriving with improved spacing and ball movement.

The Dallas Wings will be without Li Yueru for the rest of the season with an ACL sprain.Luisa Geiselsöder: “Li was a big...
08/21/2025

The Dallas Wings will be without Li Yueru for the rest of the season with an ACL sprain.

Luisa Geiselsöder: “Li was a big presence down there, so we have to try to find a different way to get that presence. We just have to work harder now.”

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Dallas Wings center Li Yueru is out for the season with an ACL sprain as the team prepares for a rematch against the Sparks.

Maddy Siegrist set new career highs twice in a week, capped by 23 points vs. Las Vegas — showing why teammates call her ...
08/18/2025

Maddy Siegrist set new career highs twice in a week, capped by 23 points vs. Las Vegas — showing why teammates call her “a bucket.”

Siegrist: “I’m just trying to do everything I can to help my teammates.”

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Maddy Siegrist is averaging 16.2 points since her return, capped by a career-high 23 in the Dallas Wings’ loss to the Las Vegas Aces.

The Dallas Wings continue to seek answers defensively after their 106-87 loss against the Las Vegas Aces.Chris Koclanes:...
08/18/2025

The Dallas Wings continue to seek answers defensively after their 106-87 loss against the Las Vegas Aces.

Chris Koclanes: “Right now, we’re very one-dimensional defensively. Players are too good to leave anyone on an island.”

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A’ja Wilson scored 34 as the Las Vegas Aces hit 18 threes, exposing the Dallas Wings’ defensive issues in a 106–87 loss.

The Dallas Wings lost 106-87 against the Las Vegas Aces. A’ja Wilson scored 34, and the Aces hit 18 threes — the most ev...
08/18/2025

The Dallas Wings lost 106-87 against the Las Vegas Aces. A’ja Wilson scored 34, and the Aces hit 18 threes — the most ever against the Wings and the second-most in WNBA history.

Paige Bueckers: “At the point of attack, we weren’t good enough.”

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The Dallas Wings fell 106–87 in Las Vegas as A’ja Wilson scored 34 and the Las Vegas Aces hit 18 threes. Maddy Siegrist had a career-high 23.

The Dallas Wings will be without Arike Ogunbowale and Li Yueru against A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces.Chris Koclanes...
08/17/2025

The Dallas Wings will be without Arike Ogunbowale and Li Yueru against A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces.

Chris Koclanes: “It’s all of our effort with [Wilson] one-on-one, and then everybody else having good attention and awareness to her.”

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The Dallas Wings will be without both Arike Ogunbowale and Li Yueru when they take on the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon. The team announced that Yueru has been downgraded to out due to a left knee injury, dealing another blow to Dallas’ already thin frontcourt rotation. Ogunbowale, sidelined ...

Paige Bueckers is closing in on more Dallas Wings rookie history as they visit the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.Arike Ogunbo...
08/17/2025

Paige Bueckers is closing in on more Dallas Wings rookie history as they visit the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.

Arike Ogunbowale (knee) has been ruled out.

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Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings face the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, Aug. 17. Here’s how to watch and key storylines.

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