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Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women’s basketball

by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW

In the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, news of basketball player Brittney Griner’s detainment on drug charges became public on Saturday. The Russian government announced that it had detained Griner at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow for...

Commenting on WNBA star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. ready to give ‘every possible assistance’ to detained citizens

by admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Reacting to WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the United States will “provide every possible assistance” to citizens who are being held in foreign countries. “There’s only so much...

Brittney Griner, Star W.N.B.A. Center, Is Detained in Russia

by admin | Mar 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Russia said on Saturday that it had detained an American basketball player — quickly identified as Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner — on drug charges, entangling a U.S. citizen’s fate in the dangerous confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine. The...

Phoenix Mercury trade center Kia Vaughn to Atlanta Dream for third-round pick in 2023 WNBA draft

by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The Phoenix Mercury have traded center Kia Vaughn to the Atlanta Dream for a 2023 third-round pick. Vaughn played a key role in Phoenix’s run to the 2021 WNBA Finals, averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds as a backup to Brittney Griner. Read More

Brittney Griner hopes to erase distance from Baylor, see jersey retired

by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner says it would mean a lot to her to have her jersey retired at Baylor despite not attending a game at the school since her falling out with former Bears women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey more than eight years ago....

‘I want to be someone to look up to’: WNBA star Brittney Griner tells her coming out story

by admin | Oct 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW

WNBA star Brittney Griner [she/her], 30, was the number 1 overall pick at the 2013 WNBA Draft, and publicly discussed being gay soon afterwards. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury, who picked her at the Draft after a stellar career at Baylor, and is a seven-time WNBA...

Diana Taurasi feels good about chemistry with superstar teammates Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins-Smith

by admin | May 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi is still looking for ways to improve going into her 17th WNBA season, but she feels confident about continuing to build chemistry with superstar teammates Brittney Griner and Skylar Diggins-Smith. Read More
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