Dallas Wings Face Toronto Tempo with Full Roster While Hosts Battle Multiple Injuries

The Dallas Wings will travel to Toronto on Friday night with a full roster to face the Tempo, who are dealing with four players on their injury report. Dallas holds a 14-8 record and enters the matchup on a three-game winning streak, while Toronto sits at 9-12 after losing to Golden State on Wednesday. The contest begins at 7:30 p.m. ET at Bell Centre and will air on ION and TSN.

Dallas Enters as Clear Favorites

The Wings arrive in Montreal without any injury concerns, positioning them favorably against a Tempo team dealing with significant roster depth issues. Dallas defeated the New York Liberty on the road Tuesday, with Jessica Shepard delivering a dominant performance of 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Paige Bueckers, who ranks eighth in scoring across the league with 20.0 points per game, added 15 points and six assists in that victory. The Wings seek to extend their winning streak to four games with the road victory.

Toronto Faces Mounting Injury Challenges

Toronto's injury situation presents a substantial obstacle to their comeback hopes. The Tempo have ruled out four players heading into Friday's contest: Kiki Rice remains sidelined with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain sustained June 7 with no return timeline established, and Brittney Sykes will miss her seventh consecutive game due to a left plantar fascia injury. Temi Fagbenle has been ruled out with a concussion in her third missed game, while Nyara Sabally is listed as questionable following a left knee injury suffered in Wednesday's loss to Golden State.

Despite the injury setbacks, Toronto can lean on Marina Mabrey, who ranks fourth in the league with 20.6 points per game. Isabelle Harrison led the Tempo's scoring Wednesday with 24 points and eight rebounds in the defeat to Golden State. Toronto's ability to generate offensive production will be critical as they attempt to snap their three-game skid against a Dallas team riding momentum.