Nine-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is in her first season with the Atlanta Dream. Spending 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, where she won a WNBA championship in 2014 and took home two Defensive Player of the Year trophies, Griner has begun a new chapter in Atlanta.

Athlon Sports. Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner recently returned from a three-game injury absence. Held out with a neck injury, Griner rejoined Atlanta on Sunday and contributed to a 74-66 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.

The Atlanta Dream will make their first-ever visit to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday night in a contest that will decide the playoff contenders' season series.

Canada was hurt in the third quarter of Sunday’s 74-66 win over the Phoenix Mercury. Driving to the basket against Alyssa Thomas, she grimaced in pain after a runner, then hobbled off the court without putting weight on her right leg. After being evaluated behind the bench, she was carried to the locker room and ruled out for the rest of the game.

Brittney Griner and the Atlanta Dream are experiencing their best stretch of the 2025 WNBA season, having won their last six games to improve to 21-11. Griner, 34, is still playing at a high level during her first season away from the Phoenix Mercury, averaging 10.3 points on 50.9% shooting and 5.5 rebounds per game.

The WNBA continues to reach new heights as Vancouver hosted the first-ever regular-season game outside the US.