{"id":639670,"date":"2026-05-13T01:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/639670\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T01:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:45:09","slug":"wnba-fans-worried-after-azzi-fudd-ruled-out-for-wings-home-opener-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/639670\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Fans Worried After Azzi Fudd Ruled Out For Wings’ Home Opener Due To Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unfortunately for the Dallas Wings<\/a>, rookie guard Azzi Fudd won’t be available for their home opener against the Atlanta Dream<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fudd had a rough debut this past Saturday against the Indiana Fever<\/a>. Although the Wings secured a 107-104 victory on the road, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2026 WNBA<\/a> Draft only took two shots attempts in 18 minutes of action.<\/p>\n

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ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike ripped the Wings for the way they utilized Fudd in their season opener.<\/p>\n

“She needs to have the opportunity to create her own destiny,” Ogwumike said, via The Sporting News.<\/a> “You have the No. 1 pick, and the last thing you want is for her not to feel completely confident. Azzi Fudd is the best shooter we\u2019ve seen in a long time, she\u2019s a pure shooter. You don\u2019t want to create that lack of confidence in your number one pick.”<\/p>\n

\"AprApr 30, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd (35) shoots the ball while Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark<\/a> (22) defends in the first half at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images\u00a9 Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images&period;<\/p>\n

Fudd will have to wait for a chance to redeem herself. She’s been ruled out for Tuesday’s game due to a knee injury.<\/p>\n

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What makes this announcement so surprising is that Fudd was listed as probable just 24 hours ago.<\/p>\n

Fans are worried about Azzi’s health.<\/p>\n

“She participated fully in practice yesterday and at shoot around so I hope this is all just precautionary,” one fan said. “Rest up Azzi. Hope she catches a break soon.”<\/p>\n

“Health is the most important thing so i wouldn\u2019t want to risk it but this hurts,” a Wings fan wrote on X.<\/p>\n

“Good, let her rest. Knee injuries are no joke at all,” another fan commented.<\/p>\n

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“I’m trying to stay calm,” a social media user said.<\/p>\n

It’s possible the Wings are just sitting Fudd so she can be fully healthy for Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Lynx<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For now though, WNBA fans are seriously concerned about Fudd’s knee injury. To be fair, she’s torn her ACL multiple times.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by The Spun<\/a> on May 12, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unfortunately for the Dallas Wings, rookie guard Azzi Fudd won’t be available for their home opener against the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":639671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[3444,16393,1760,77533,2834,2839,1077,99,434],"class_list":["post-639670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-azzi-fudd","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-chiney-ogwumike","tag-dallas-wings","tag-indiana-fever","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}