The two young stars shared a brief but warm postgame exchange. After the final buzzer, Bueckers and Howard shook hands and chatted midcourt, a moment fans quickly latched onto, highlighting the respect between two of the league’s rising stars.

The Wings starters shot just 13 for 47 (27.6%). Dallas overall shot 30 for 82 (36.6%). Siegrist gave Dallas its last lead at 26-24 with 4:31 left before halftime. Griner tied it 13 seconds later with a layup, Gray made two foul shots and that started a 13-4 Atlanta run to close the half with a 37-30 lead.

The Brittney Griner experiment was not a surefire success for the Atlanta Dream. Griner, entering her 12th season in the W, having never played anywhere except Phoenix, her fit with the Dream looked questionable on paper.

With help from Cash App and Playa Society, the Dream’s new court design sends a clear message about the value of women’s sports—and fans will see it live tonight.

Griner flourished there as a two-time WNBA scoring leader and became one of the WNBA’s most recognizable stars. When she was detained in Russia for more than nine months in 2022, she was grateful that the Mercury helped raise awareness about her imprisonment and led outcries for her release.

The Connecticut Sun still are looking for their first victory of the 2025 season, while the Atlanta Dream seek to move to the winning side of the season ledger.

Connecticut Sun (0-3, 0-1 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (2-2, 1-2 Eastern Conference) College Park, Georgia; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dream -7.5; over/under is 159.

Find out who will play and who is out in today's injury report for the Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun game on May 25.