{"id":30096,"date":"2025-07-23T01:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T01:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/30096\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T01:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T01:52:07","slug":"wings-dijonai-carrington-back-in-lineup-after-missing-a-month-with-rib-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/30096\/","title":{"rendered":"Wings\u2019 DiJonai Carrington back in lineup after missing a month with rib injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could the Dallas Wings\u2019 injury woes have a light at the end of the tunnel?<\/p>\n

They\u2019re getting a boost Tuesday night with the return of DiJonai Carrington, who has been out for the last nine games with a rib injury<\/a>. She last played on June 20, but is available against the Seattle Storm.<\/p>\n

Carrington was one of the Wings\u2019 key offseason additions in a trade with the Connecticut Sun<\/a>, but was demoted to the bench after beginning the season as a starter.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was hard for me [given] that the whole point of me coming to Dallas was to expand my role,\u201d Carrington told reporters last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 14 games so far this season, Carrington is averaging 11.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 35.6% from the field.<\/p>\n

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The Wings come out of the All-Star break with a 6-17 record and will face off with the Storm in Seattle Tuesday at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

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