Brittney Griner injury update: Mercury star exits game vs. Storm with hip injury

06-14-2023
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Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner exited Tuesday night's 83-69 loss to the Seattle Storm, taking no part in the second half.

Griner suffered a hip injury in the first half and was shortly after ruled out for the remainder of the game.

The Sporting News has you covered with the latest updates on her injury.

Brittney Griner injury update

Griner appeared to suffer the injury in the first quarter and left the floor with 6:02 remaining in the second quarter. She returned to the bench early in the second half, before being ruled out for the game.

She played just nine minutes in the first half, finishing with two points and two rebounds on 1-of-5 shooting.

Griner has played in every game so far this season and entered Tuesday night's contest at Footprint Center averaging 22.7 points and 7.1 rebounds on 64.8 percent from the field. 

Following tonight's loss, the Mercury are now 2-6 on the season and 1-3 at home. 

During her postgame interview, Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard said the team had not yet received any evaluation on Griner's injury.

This page will be updated as more information is made available. 

Mercury upcoming schedule

Here are the next five games on the Mercury's schedule:

Date Game Time (ET) TV channel
June 17 at Mystics 8:00 p.m. ION
June 19 at Liberty 12:00 p.m. CBS
June 20 vs. Aces 3:30 p.m. NBA TV
June 23 at Storm 9:00 p.m. Twitter
June 26 vs. Wings 10 p.m. CBS