With star center Brittney Griner sidelined, the Atlanta Dream were still able to pull off a dominant 79-55 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday afternoon, jumping to 3-2 on the young 2025 WNBA season.

Griner flourished there as a two-time WNBA scoring leader and became one of the WNBA’s most recognizable stars. When she was detained in Russia for more than nine months in 2022, she was grateful that the Mercury helped raise awareness about her imprisonment and led outcries for her release.

Griner wasn't going to let a halftime interview prevent her from expressing her frustrations with the officiating