Brittney Griner recorded her 25th career dunk Sunday night in the Phoenix Mercury‘s 78-72 win over the Los Angeles Sparks — and her first since returning to WNBA play following her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia.
Early in the second quarter, Griner received the ball from teammate Sug Sutton after slipping behind the Sparks’ Azura Stevens near the low block before turning around with a clear path for the one-handed slam.
Prior to Sunday, her last dunk had come in the 2021 WNBA Finals.
“It felt good, it felt good,” Griner said of the dunk. “Thought I forgot how to dunk for a little bit there.”
Griner has recorded 18 dunks in regular-season competition, two in the playoffs and five in WNBA All-Star Games.
Sunday’s dunk was an emphatic moment in a promising day for the last-place Mercury, who earned their fourth win of the season. Griner tied her season high in scoring with 29 points (on 12-for-18 shooting) and pulled down 11 rebounds for her third…
