WNBA Broadcast Under Fire for Glaring Paige Bueckers Mistake on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

UConn basketball star Azzi Fudd talks about what it is like playing for the storied program without Paige Bueckers around.

Cameron Brink and the Los Angeles Sparks outpaced Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Friday night, earning a hard-fought 97-96 win behind seven rebounds from the standout forward.

Former UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers has been on fire this season. While her Dallas Wings team has faced a lot of struggles this season, sitting at the bottom of the Western Confernce, with a 9-26 overall record, indivdually, the rookie has been having one of the best rookie seasons the WNBA has seen.

Bueckers broke the franchise rookie season record for assists with 143 and scored her 500th career point, but it wasn’t enough to beat Los Angeles.

In addition to her assist record, Bueckers also reached 500 career points on Friday, becoming the 22nd rookie to accomplish that feat. No one in Wings franchise history has gotten to 500 points faster than Bueckers, who needed just 27 games to hit the milestone.

Following the loss, Cunningham made it clear that she felt the referees were giving Bueckers some preferential treatment. Read more: Fever Superstar Caitlin Clark Gets Updated Ret

Dallas Wings superstar Paige Bueckers is the runaway favorite to take home the WNBA 's Rookie of the Year award. She's always mentioned Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving as one of her idols, but she has another player who is one of her favorites.