Dallas Wings sells out first WNBA game at American Airlines Center

The Wings hosted the Fever on Friday night at the American Airlines Center and drew a sold-out crowd of 20,409, even with Fever G Caitlin Clark missing the game due to injury. The game “presented a special opportunity for the Wings to show out for the city in the first WNBA game played at AAC,” which drew stars from Mavericks G Kyrie Irving to Mavericks No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg. Friday was a “preview of what is to come” from Wings G Paige Bueckers, the team and the “trajectory of women’s basketball.” The Wings will make a “partial move to Dallas next season when their new practice facility opens.” City officials and the Wings had an agreement for the team to move to Memorial Auditorium in downtown Dallas by 2026, but “delays to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment have stalled the transition.” Dallas leaders have been “firm in their support of the Wings,” who sold out season tickets in 2024 and 2025 and have “seen a surge in popularity with the arrival of Bueckers.” Friday was a “step forward for the Wings — and the league” (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 6/27).