{"id":711952,"date":"2026-06-03T09:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711952\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:26:08","slug":"wnba-to-fine-brittney-griner-500-for-flagrant-foul-on-angel-reese-during-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711952\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA to Fine Brittney Griner $500 for Flagrant Foul on Angel Reese During Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connecticut Sun<\/a> center Brittney Griner<\/a> will be opening her wallet after delivering a hard foul on Atlanta Dream<\/a> forward Angel Reese<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The WNBA<\/a> is set to fine Griner following the flagrant foul in Atlanta’s 91-75 Commissioner’s Cup win over Connecticut at Gateway Center Arena on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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With 7:43 left in the fourth quarter, Griner and Reese battled for a rebound. Griner’s arm caught Reese across the neck, sending her hard to the floor. Officials called a Flagrant 1 after review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There were no hard feelings, as Griner immediately helped Reese to her feet. Reese was unharmed, splitting a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession.<\/p>\n

Under the 2026 CBA, a Flagrant 1 carries a $500 fine<\/a>, which Griner will have to pay.<\/p>\n

The moment was bittersweet for Griner, who could not get a win in her return to Atlanta.<\/p>\n

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The 10-time All-Star spent last season with the Dream. She averaged 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 39 games.<\/p>\n

Griner had even welcomed Reese to Atlanta via social media after the offseason trade. However, that frontcourt pairing never happened<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old opted to sign a one-year deal with Connecticut in April. She joined the Sun ahead of their relocation to Houston, where Griner was born and raised.<\/p>\n

Against her former team, Griner finished with seven points, four rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Reese delivered a strong double-double for Atlanta, finishing with 12 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Rhyne Howard<\/a> led all scorers with 36 points on 12-of-24 shooting.<\/p>\n

Despite the foul, there is no bad blood between Griner and Reese, just a $500 bill on the way.<\/p>\n

Related: Brittney Griner Makes Feelings Clear About Her New WNBA Situation<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 3, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner will be opening her wallet after delivering a hard foul on Atlanta Dream…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[724,732,23311,49,48,3458,6740,82,630],"class_list":["post-711952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-angel-reese","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-brittney-griner","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-connecticut-sun","tag-rhyne-howard","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}