Brittney Griner Scores 6,000th Career Point for Connecticut Sun

Brittney Griner scored her 6,000th career point on a 4-foot turnaround jumper for the Connecticut Sun on May 30, 2026, at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut. Usa Today reported that the basket made her the 18th player in WNBA history to reach the milestone. Griner returned to the lineup for the first time since the team's opener after missing time with a rib injury.

She entered the game with 5,999 career points. 19 million contract. She played her first 11 WNBA seasons with the Phoenix Mercury after being selected No.

1 overall by the team in the 2013 WNBA Draft and spent the 2025 season with the Atlanta Dream. 4 seconds left in the first half, Erica Wheeler hit Griner in the left eye. The contact was upgraded to a Flagrant 1 foul.

Griner returned from the locker room to make both free throws before sitting out the second half while remaining on the bench. Griner is 15 blocks from tying the WNBA career blocks record of 877 held by the late Margo Dydek, who played 11 seasons in the league.

The 35-year-old, 6-foot-9 center is a 10-time All-Star who won a championship with the Mercury and earned two Defensive Player of the Year awards.

4 blocks over her career. The Connecticut Sun will relocate to Houston, Griner's hometown, before the next season.