PHX Reporter

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for June 10-16, the WNBA announced today. This marks Griner’s 14th career Player of the Week honor, the second most in franchise history behind Diana Taurasi (21), and her first since September 13, 2021.

Phoenix joins Connecticut and New York as the only teams to have two Player of the Week selections this season, as Kahleah Copper won the award for the week of May 20-26. Griner averaged 26.5 points on 62.5% shooting, along with 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in two games during the week. She recorded 25 points on 58.8% shooting, nine rebounds, and two blocks in Phoenix’s loss to Las Vegas on June 13, followed by a season-high 28 points on 66.6% shooting, nine rebounds, and two blocks in the team’s victory over Seattle on June 16.

Appearing in four games this season after missing the first ten due to injury, Griner is averaging 22.0 points on 63.0% shooting, seven-point-eight rebounds and one-point-eight blocks while Phoenix is three-and-one since her return to the court. Her two performances with over twenty-five points during the week marked her fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth career games with such scores, moving her into eighth place for most such games in league history. She also surpassed Sylvia Fowles (206) for third-most games all-time with two or more blocks (207).

The Mercury host the New York Liberty tonight at seven p.m. PT at Footprint Center. Tickets to the game and all other home games are available at phoenixmercury.com/single-game-tickets.