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Brittney Griner went to the locker room earlier than the rest of his Atlanta Dream teammates on Wednesday.
The center of Atlanta was ejected after a referee whistled for two technical faults in the second period. Griner was penalized to compete and physically contact a game manager.
The dispute started after Griner tried to guarantee a rebound that was challenged by Dallas Wings Haley Jones goalkeeper. A fault was assigned to Griner, then she approached the referee.
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Brittney Griner, n ° 42 of Atlanta’s dream, takes a pass while Luisa Geiselsoder # 18 of the Dallas Wings defends itself during the first half at the College Park Center on July 30, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins / Getty Images)
The verbal exchange with the official Quickluy led to a technical fault. But shortly after the call, Griner seemed to knock the referee – who immediately attracted the second technique. Under WNBA rules, a player is automatically withdrawn from a game once he has received two technical faults.
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Griner quickly started walking towards the tunnel after being ejected. She finished the match with four points and four rebounds.
Brittney Griner, No. 42 of Atlanta’s dream, reacts after being ejected from the match against the Dallas wings during the second half at the College Park Center on July 30, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins / Getty Images)
Griner appeared in 25 games so far in his first season with The Dream. The WNBA champion spent the first 11 seasons of her career with the Phoenix Mercury before signing with Atlanta during the offseason.
She entered the match on Wednesday on average 10.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. These figures represent careers for the All-Star WNBA 10 times.
July 30, 2025; Arlington, Texas: Atlanta Brittney Griner’s dream center (42) reacts after being ejected against Dallas wings during the second half at the College Park Center. (Images Kevin Jairaj-Imagn)
Griner came out when Atlanta held a thin advance like Dallas. The dream managed to extend the advance in the fourth quarter, but the Wings responded with a race of 11-2.
Dream Naz striker Hillmon made a 3-point clutch pointer in the last seconds of the game to seal the 88-85 victory.
Paige Bueckers, selection No. 1 of the WNBA draft in April, finished the competition with 21 points at the top of the team.
The victory on the wings pushed the dream record at 16-11. Atlanta only follows the defending champion New York Liberty in the classification of the Eastern Conference.
