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Kristen Wong

Paige Bueckers Had Priceless Reaction to Wings Teammate Seemingly Giving Up on a Play

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) is fired-up during the second half against the Indiana Fever at the American Airlines Center. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

The Dallas Wings suffered another painful loss in Wednesday's game against the Chicago Sky and are arguably still looking for their identity halfway through the WNBA season.

Wings star guard Paige Bueckers was 5-of-20 from the field and 0-of-4 from beyond the arc, finishing with 17 points in the 87-76 defeat. While the reigning No. 1 pick appeared to leave it all on the court, the same couldn't be said for her Wings teammate and fellow rookie Aziaha James, who appeared to give up on a jump ball during the game.

James was up against Sky's Rebecca Allen, who had a good four inches on her. When the ref threw up the basketball for the jump ball, James didn't contest at all and instead walked straight through to commit a lane violation.

Cameras caught Bueckers's seemingly peeved reaction in the background:

It's possible James could have simply been playing to her team's strengths, allowing the Wings to get set on defense rather than potentially have to scramble back in transition. Still, the lack of effort from the NC State product definitely isn't a good look and elicited some baffled reactions for good reason.


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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Paige Bueckers Had Priceless Reaction to Wings Teammate Seemingly Giving Up on a Play.

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