The headline in Friday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution was three words: DREAM COME TRUE.
The story centered on the Atlanta Dream's biggest addition heading into a new WNBA season: Brittney Griner.
The 6-foot-9 superstar gets to make her Dream debut Friday night on the opening night of the 2025 campaign, and she's feeling in a special place with her new team.
"I feel like I got a rebirth," Griner told the AJC. "I found my joy again, and that was a big thing for me."
This will be Griner's 12th year in the WNBA. She spent the first 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury.
That doesn't include the nearly 10 months she spent in a Russian prison.
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Griner also struggled to start the beginning of last season due to a toe fracture.
She considered retiring during the 2023 season, but she has stuck around and now has a new opportunity.
In the offseason, Griner signed a one-year, $214,466 deal with the Dream.
At 34, Griner is the elder stateswoman on a team led by All-Stars Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray.
Griner is ready to dominate the WNBA once again.
“I don’t know if it is the youth around me or the excitement around the city, but it doesn’t feel like year 12 for me,” Griner said. “I’ve slimmed down after coming back from Russia. It took me awhile to lose that weight. I feel so much better on the court.”
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