Brittney Griner's Honest Admission After Making WNBA History Passing Lisa Leslie

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dibyendu Mondal | Last updated Jun 14, 2025 7:45 AM ET

Veteran Brittney Griner made WNBA history tonight in the Atlanta Dream's 88-70 win against Angel Reese's Chicago Sky. She moved to No. 2 on the All-Time WNBA Blocks list, passing Lisa Leslie. Griner has amassed a total of 823 blocks.

"A lot of the accolades or stats really don't matter too much to me, but there's one, it's the block shots." She detailed post-game. "So to pass Lisa, one of the greats to do it, I'm honored to have that. I'm honored to be in that second place and yeah, that one meant a lot to me. I'm very happy about that."

"Got a few more to go for Margo, though, but I'm chasing it." She added about No. 1 on the list, Margo Dydek, with 877 career blocks.

Griner posted 7 points on the board with 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. To her, however, those 3 blocks matter more than 7 points because that wins championships.

"I want to keep another team from scoring and then discouraging people from getting in the lane. Coming across, they see me, they kind of go the other way, or they're throwing up a bad shot." She explained when asked about why blocks matter most.

"So that's always been a big one for me. Defense has always been a big thing to me and I feel like that's what wins championships. Not every night you get to shoot good... so defense is everything."

UNSTOPPABLE from beyond the arc

With 9 3PM vs. Chicago, Rhyne Howard sets a new Atlanta Dream franchise record and ties the WNBA single-game record for threes made.

She joins Arike Ogunbowale, Jewell Loyd, and Kelsey Mitchell as the only players to reach that mark.… pic.twitter.com/ILkh4Az1NF
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Rhyne Howard was the top performer of the game and tallied 36 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists. She also made history by making 9 three-pointers in a single game. It is a franchise record for Atlanta

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