by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
Could 8, 2025
Sonia Citron by no means knew what hit her
WNBA veteran Brittney Griner made noise in her first preseason sport with the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday, leveling Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron earlier than the top of the primary half.
The 6-foot-9 famous person set a display for her teammate as she went towards the basket. Unbeknownst to Citron, Griner was in the best way. When the rookie tried to defend her opposing participant, she bumped into Griner and fell like she was hit by a runaway prepare.
welcome to the wnba, sonia citron! pic.twitter.com/48EFgh5Hal
— marknee (@literallymuhree) Could 7, 2025
As Griner and several other of Citron’s teammates went to assist her, she appeared dazed and stayed on the ground momentarily. It took Citron a number of seconds to realize her composure, however she stayed within the sport.
sonia citron welcome to the wnba pic.twitter.com/6te08lVLGd
— correlation (@nosyone4) Could 7, 2025
Sport officers gave Griner an unlawful display cost because the Mystics had been awarded the ball due to Griner’s motion on the play.
The Dream gained 80-70 within the preseason opener for each groups.
Griner led the Dream with 16 factors on 7-of-11 capturing. She additionally pulled down 10 rebounds and handed out three assists. In the meantime, Citron scored 5 factors on 2-of-5 capturing.
The Dream will play the Mystics once more on Could 16 when the WNBA season begins.
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