There will be no battle of elite centers sequel on Sunday in St. Paul, Minn.
Brittney Griner, Phoenix’s star center, will miss three to four weeks after being injured Friday in the fourth quarter of the Mercury’s 88-71 home loss to the Minnesota Lynx.
The two teams meet again on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
Griner, the WNBA’s leading scorer (22.3 points per game), sustained “a left knee bone bruise and a right ankle sprain,” according to the team’s website.
Griner left the game with 8:49 left. She had 15 points and four rebounds for the Mercury.