WNBA Fans' Reaction to 3-Time All-Star Award Winner Grabs Attention
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WNBA Fans' Reaction to 3-Time All-Star Award Winner Grabs Attention originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
This weekend was a homecoming of sorts for one Atlanta Dream veteran forward.
After eight seasons with the Connecticut Sun, forward Brionna Jones signed a deal with the Dream before the 2025 WNBA season. On Friday night, she returned to Mohegan Sun Arena to face her former team.
Before the game, Jones received a standing ovation from the Sun crowd.
"Jones gets a well-deserved round of applause in her return to Connecticut," posted the league's official X account.
Several social media users shared in the excitement over Jones' return to Connecticut.
"What a moment!" One user posted.
"CT fans are the best," wrote a Sun fan on X. "We're not the most rowdy, but we love all our current and former players. And we let them know!"
Another social media user simply posted two clapping emojis.
Jones didn't start a single game for the Sun during her first three seasons. But she slowly grew into a star over the next half a decade.
In 2021, her fifth season in Connecticut, Jones made her first All-Star team and won the WNBA's Most-Improved Player award. During 2022, she made the All-Star team again and captured the WNBA's Sixth-Woman of the Year honor.
Jones made her third All-Star team in 2024.
Interestingly, her best statistical season with the Sun arguably came in 2023, which is the only season of the past four where she didn't make the All-Star team. During 2023, Jones averaged a career-best 15.9 points and 8.2 rebounds.
Brionna Jones gets a well-deserved round of applause in her return to Connecticut 👏
The @atlantadream center is playing back at the Mohegan Sun Arena for first time this season!
Tune into ATL-CON on ION 📺pic.twitter.com/7VJ8s1y9CR— WNBA (@WNBA) June 6, 2025
What a moment! 🏀🥳— George (@Thecityismine_x) June 6, 2025
CT fans are the best. We’re not the most rowdy, but we love all our current and former players. And we let them know!— thenebean9💙🌊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@thenebean9) June 7, 2025
👏👏— Umme Afifa (@afifaisal4) June 6, 2025
Welcome back, Brionna! Great to see her shine in Connecticut. @CarterVanceUSA, your market insights always help put performances like this into perspective—timing and momentum matter on and off the court. Enjoy the game, everyone! #WNBA— Maksur Hancer (@MaksurH36966) June 6, 2025
The Sun spoiled her homecoming, upsetting the Dream 84-76 on Friday night. Jones registered seven points and six rebounds with one turnover.
In her first eight games with the Dream this season, Jones has posted 13 points and 8.9 rebounds with 2.4 assists per game.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
