Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and a Women's National Basketball Association star, was arrested in mid-February as she arrived to play for a Russian side during the WNBA offseason.
The 2021 Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy winner from Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, underwent an MRI that confirmed the severity of the injury.
New York wasn't able to hang on to a 71-63 lead in the final eight minutes, enduring a four-minute scoring drought that helped launch Minnesota's comeback
UConn, in its 14th consecutive Final Four, will be bidding for its 12th national title, but first since the Huskies last reached the title game in 2016