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Brittney Griner questionable for Sun-Mercury clash with knee issue
Brittney Griner questionable for Sun-Mercury clash with knee issue
Brittney Griner is listed as questionable for Friday's WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury because of a left knee issue. The 35-year-old centre has missed the Sun's last four…
The Story in Brief
Brittney Griner is listed as questionable for Friday's WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury because of a left knee issue. The 35-year-old centre has missed the Sun's last four games and could sit out a fifth straight contest. According to the team's injury report released Thursday, Raegan Beers is out with a concussion while Olivia Nelson-Ododa is probable due to illness. Aaliyah Edwards has been cleared to return after missing four games with a knee injury. The Sun, on a five-game losing streak, host the Mercury at 7:30 pm ET. Connecticut has a 7-23 record; Phoenix is 12-20.
The Indian Opinion
This story risks reducing the Sun's five-game slide to one player's absence. Basketball is a team sport, and the Sun's 7-23 record suggests deeper problems than Griner's 14.1 points per game. The hype around her return ignores that the team lost her last four games with her playing earlier. A fairer test: watch whether the Sun's defence and rebounding improve if she plays, not just the scoreboard. Will her presence alone turn around a team that has lost 23 of 30 games?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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