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3 fascinating details from ESPN report on Brittney Griner’s time in Russian prison

by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW

On the one-year anniversary of Brittney Griner’s release from Russian custody, ESPN published a lengthy, detailed story on the WNBA star’s arrest, her time in prison and the efforts to bring her home. Griner, a nine-time all-Star with the Phoenix Mercury,...

Brittney Griner Working to Join USA Team for Paris Olympics Following Her Russian Detainment

by admin | Oct 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner may be returning to the U.S.A. Basketball Women’s National Team. On Thursday, the U.S. Basketball team announced the two-time gold medalist will be joining the Olympic training camp and two exhibitions, thereby taking the next step to cement her...

Inside Brittney Griner’s first season after Russian detainment

by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner sat down behind a microphone at Phoenix’s Footprint Center in late April, clad in a black T-shirt, pants and sneakers while wearing a familiar smile that hadn’t been seen in her home arena in a year and a half. In her first meeting with the...

Mercury set WNBA record with 45 first-quarter points, hold off Sun

by admin | Aug 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA record for points in a quarter with 45 in the first before holding off the short-handed Connecticut Sun down the stretch for a 90-84 win on Thursday night. Phoenix broke the record of 44...

Brittney Griner returns: ‘It’s OK’ to take time for yourself

by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner returned to action Saturday after missing the team’s past three games to focus on her mental health. She had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Mercury’s 97-91 loss to the Seattle Storm at Footprint...

Mercury’s Brittney Griner to miss 2-game trip, focus on mental health

by admin | Jul 31, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner will not travel with the Phoenix Mercury on their upcoming two-game trip to Chicago and Indiana, so that she can focus on her mental health, the team announced Saturday. Griner has appeared in 20 of 23 games for Phoenix in her first season since her...

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Reaching Record-Breaking Season: ‘It’s All Hands on Deck’

by admin | Jul 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

In Cathy Engelbert’s fourth year as the WNBA’s first-ever commissioner, the league is on record pace for its’ most successful season yet. Viewership has grown 67 percent over last year, the league has added A-list investors like Condoleezza Rice and Tom...

Can Unrivaled stop WNBA players being forced to make their money abroad?

by admin | Jul 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Candace Parker spent the prime of her career as most WNBA players do, rushing back and forth across the United States during the league’s season while representing her country in international competition and playing club basketball overseas during the offseason,...

‘She brings light’: Brittney Griner’s triumphant return to the WNBA

by admin | Jun 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Prior to being detained in a Russian prison for 294 days, Brittney Griner was on top of the world. The 32-year-old was coming off one of the best WNBA seasons of her career. She was the Most Valuable Player runner-up, averaging 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds for the...

Brittney Griner, Aliyah Boston named WNBA All-Star starters

by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was named an WNBA All-Star Game starter in her return season from detainment in Russia, and the Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston will be the sixth rookie in league history to start the game. The WNBA on Sunday announced its 10...
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