WNBA Turns Heads With Paige Bueckers Statement on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Paige Bueckers is finally returning to the court on Wednesday night. The former UConn star was forced to sit out the Dallas Wings' last four games after being placed in the league's concussion protocol.

No one in the WNBA or even the NBA has done what Paige Bueckers pulled off back in college. We’re talking about the elite 50/40/90 club. That’s 50% from the field, 40% from deep, and 90% from the line.

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.

Paige Bueckers had the back of her Dallas Wings teammate moments after setting her WNBA career high in points.

Paige Bueckers had one of the highest scoring games by a rookie in WNBA history on Thursday night, as she scored a career-high 35 points in a loss to the Phoenix Mercury. Bueckers point total ties the WNBA career-high of Caitlin Clark, who scored 35 against the Dallas Wings last year.

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"Paige Bueckers joins Caitlin Clark as the only rookies to EVER achieve 35+ PTS and 5+ 3PM 🤯," the WNBA wrote on X. "BUECKERS FINAL STAT LINE VS. PHOENIX: 35 PTS (career-high) | 68% FG | 5-7 3PM | 6 REB | 4 AST"

Coming back after missing four games due to a concussion and illness, Bueckers recorded her best game as a pro so far, scoring a career-high 35 points with six rebounds and four assists while shooting 68% from the field. Despite a career performance, the Wings lost 93-80 to the Phoenix Mercury and dropped to 1-10 on the season.

Paige Bueckers is good at basketball. Despite the Wings’ rough start to the season, she has delivered at an extremely high level. Who else has?

Both UConn guards, Paige Bueckers spoke ahead of the Wings’ game against the Mercury about the influence that Diana Taurasi has had on her own career, as per ClutchPoints’ Mer