Brittney Griner added fairly the punctuation mark to her already expansive resume by setting the WNBA’s rejection document.
B.G. has formally change into the WNBA’s queen of claiming N.O.
Connecticut Solar heart Brittney Griner turned the WNBA’s all-time chief in blocks throughout Monday evening motion, incomes the 878th rejection of her profession in opposition to the Chicago Sky. The historic denial got here simply earlier than the halfway mark of the third, when Griner addressed Kamilla Cardoso’s strive at a double.
Griner’s Solar prevailed within the recreation by a 92-63 ultimate, getting again within the win column for the primary time since Might 30. She passes the late Margo Dydek, who additionally took the ground for the Solar throughout her achieved profession, on the defensive ledgers.
“[I’m super excited. It’s something that I’ve always went after, the one record that I really cared about, paid attention to. For me to get it tonight just means everything,“ Griner gushed in the postgame, per Kenneth Manoj of Mass Live. „Blocking shots (means) I’m helping my team out on defense, keeping (the opposition) out of the paint, challenging shots. It has always made me a good defender when I try to lock in on that so I’m just excited to have it and have it with this group.”
With her block on Kamilla Cardoso, Brittney Griner passes Margo Dydek for 1st place on the WNBA’s all-time blocks list 👏
1⃣ GRINER – 8782⃣ Dydek – 877pic.twitter.com/o3T7HatUrQ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 23, 2026
Griner the GOAT?
Griner’s timing for the sensational swat couldn’t be better, coming in the thick of the league’s 30th anniversary celebration. It’s a season that has seen the accomplishments of post women past, such as Tina Charles, Sylvia Fowles, Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, and more.
Griner’s work will no doubt land similar recognition when the league celebrates similar anniversaries on the road ahead. She’s no doubt destined for the Hall of Fame when all is said and done and she has plenty of the time to keep rolling.
All that’s to wonder if Griner will eventually be considered the greatest in her position when all’s said and done. At age 35, she continues to leave an impact in the post: her rejections are back in flux, as she’s putting up 2.8 game, the most since her 2018 campaign in Phoenix. That would lead the league if she was qualified in the department, as she missed a good part of the opening stanzas of this year due to a rib injury.
If it came down to blocks alone, Griner might already have the title locked up: she’s also the all-time leader in blocks per game and she’s led the league in the department eight times, tied with Dydek for the most all-time. At the rate she’s going, she’ll likely be able to establish some significant distance from her competitors in the same way her lasting desert teammate Diana Taurasi has done on the scoring list.
Beyond the blocks, Griner also holds prime real estate on the lists for points, field goals made, rebounds, and field goal percentage. While some detractors may spotlight Griner’s lack of championship panache (one ring with the historic 2014 Mercury), it appears she’s giving herself plenty of time to knock a few more names out of the way. Should Griner stick around with the Sun franchise, she’ll get to play in front of her hometown amidst a rebirth of the Houston Comets franchise.
„I just wanted to come into it and just give my best product,“ Griner said of her Connecticut entry during the preseason. „There were people counting me out, thinking that I should retire or whatever. But, yeah, I’ve got a lot to go, and I’m not retiring, so we can just cut that out.“
Griner’s next chance to add to her historic tallies lands on Friday night when the Sun hosts the Washington Mystics (7:30 p.m. ET, Ion).
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