The Dallas Wings have been one of the better teams in the WNBA this season after being at the bottom of the standings last year. A big reason why the Wings have been as good as they have in 2026 is because of the continued development of star guard Paige Bueckers, who has a plan to avoid picking up technical fouls.
As it stands, Paige Bueckers has zero technical fouls this season, and the Wings’ star plans to keep it that way. She doesn’t want to lose any money, she admitted during a recent appearance on a segment of ESPN’s ‘Sports Center.’
“To throw context in there, officiating is an extremely hard job. I wouldn’t want to be a ref. It’s hard to officiate when, last year it got pretty physical at times. It was like WWE smackdown sometimes, so they obviously tried to set the tone at the beginning of the season, clean it up and make it a safer, cleaner game,” Bueckers said.
“What I’ve learned is clapping is non-negotiable. I’m gonna try to stay away from clapping. No promises, but I don’t want to keep losing money.”
Bueckers did pick up a technical foul earlier in the season back on May 22 during a game against the Atlanta Dream for clapping nonetheless. The WNBA eventually rescinded that tech, resetting her count back to zero.
As far as her on the court play, the former UConn star is well on her way to back-to-back All-Star appearance. She is averaging 19.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists with splits of 50.2 percent shooting from the field, 40.3 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 82 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
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