Griner was also dealing with a neck injury, which placed her on the injury report for their next game against her old team. Regardless of how she felt, she still showed love to her team on Instagram and got them hype, with a five-word caption that said “Trust the process vs. Phoenix.”

Paige Bueckers Makes WNBA History Against Brittney Griner, Atlanta Dream originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Paige Bueckers continues to have an incredible rookie season, even compared to the likes of Caitlin Clark, who had one of the best first-year seasons in WNBA history last year.