Dallas Wings Guard Azzi Fudd Announces Knee Surgery, Misses Season Due to Injury
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Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on her right knee and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Wednesday. Fudd has not played since Aug. 5 due to ongoing knee soreness.
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The Guardian SportFudd has not played since the Wings faced the Washington Mystics on 5 August. She was ruled out of Dallas’s next game after experiencing soreness during warmups and has missed five straight games.
ESPNWings star Fudd out for season with knee injury Wings star guard Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's WNBA draft, will undergo a procedure on her injured knee and miss the remainder of the season.
Bleacher ReportFudd's durability was a concern coming into the pros. In her five years at UConn, she only had two fully healthy seasons, and her right knee has been particularly troublesome. She tore her right ACL and MCL in high school and then again as a junior with the Huskies.
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The No. 1 overall pick wraps up her rookie year having appeared in 30 games. She averaged 13.1 points and shot 39.7 percent from beyond the arc.
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The Guardian SportThe 23-year-old averaged 13.1 points, 1.8 assists, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 0.83 blocked shots in 30 games during her rookie season.
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The Wings were 20-16 and eighth in the league standings entering Thursday’s home game against the Indiana Fever. Dallas have eight regular-season games remaining after Thursday.
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Bleacher ReportIn the meantime, the Wings are focused on locking down a playoff spot. Dallas is sitting in eighth in the league standings and has a 4.5-game lead on the ninth-place Portland Fire with eight games to play.
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01 Bleacher Report The team said the procedure is intended to alleviate "right knee soreness" and will be performed next week.
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02 The Guardian Sport Fudd will undergo an arthroscopic procedure in Connecticut early next week and begin rehabilitation immediately afterward. The Wings said they would provide an update following the procedure.
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03 CBS Sports While the Wings are still almost certainly going to make the playoffs -- the have a four and a half game lead on the ninth-place Portland Fire for the final spot -- their chances of going on a postseason run without Fudd are slim. CBS Sports will continue updating this story.
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04 SB Nation It’s been an up-and-down couple of years for Maddy Westbeld, who began her WNBA career in the Chicago Sky’s rotation last year but has seen more limited opportunities this season as a developmental contract player.
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