Brittney Griner passed a WNBA legend and keeps climbing the all-time rankings originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Brittney Griner has already secured her place among the greatest players in WNBA history. The Connecticut Sun center is a champion, a multiple-time Defensive Player of the Year, a perennial All-Star and one of the most dominant interior forces the league has ever seen. Now she can add another milestone to an already remarkable resume.
During Connecticut's game against the Indiana Fever on Saturday, Griner moved past one of the most respected players in league history and continued her climb up the WNBA's all-time field goals made list. The achievement came in a difficult afternoon for the Sun, who fell 85-75 to Indiana at Mohegan Sun Arena. Despite the loss, Griner's place in the record book became one of the game's notable storylines.
Griner entered the contest needing just one basket to move ahead of Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings on the WNBA's career field goals made leaderboard. She reached the milestone during the game, recording the 2,390th made field goal of her career and moving into 12th place all-time.
Following the game, the Sun celebrated the accomplishment on social media.