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The Boston Celtics demonstrated their support for Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The players wore T-shirts with the message “We are BG” during their practice on Saturday. The shirts also had a QR …
One big-name NBA player made a point of representing for imprisoned WNBA star Brittney Griner ahead of a playoff game on Tuesday. Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul showed up for Game 5 against the Dallas Mavericks wearing a shirt with Griner’s …
Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for more than two months as she awaits trial for an alleged drug offense, but the United States government is ramping up its efforts to have the WNBA star released. The U.S. government has officially …
Brittney Griner is still detained in Russia as she awaits trial for an alleged drug arrest, but the United States government has offered a somewhat positive update in her case. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN that US Embassy …
Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for a month, and it does not sound like the WNBA star’s legal situation is anywhere close to being resolved. Russian state news agency Tass said Thursday that a court near Moscow has extended …
One NBA forward used his big game over the weekend to bring attention to Brittney Griner’s case. Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher had an excellent outing on Saturday against the Denver Nuggets, posting 21 points and 13 rebounds in a …
Russian state media is providing the first known photo of WNBA star Brittney Griner since her arrest in the country last month. Russia’s primary state-run news channel released an apparent booking photo of Griner this week. The photo was aired …
The United States government appears to have gotten involved in the efforts to bring WNBA star Brittney Griner home from Russia. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke this week with TMZ and revealed that the U.S. Department of State is working on …
News of Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia broke on Saturday, but she has apparently been in custody for much longer than that. Minnesota Lynx star Angel McCoughtry addressed Griner’s situation in an Instagram comment over the weekend …
One of the WNBA’s biggest stars has gotten into some big trouble overseas. Jonathan Abrams of the New York Times reported on Saturday that seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time scoring champion Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia. …
Brittney Griner thinks she could take DeMarcus Cousins in a game of one-on-one. Cousins disagrees, to say the least. Griner told Sam Amick of USA Today last week that she wanted a shot at Cousins, and has since trash talked him on Instagram. Hey lil …
Gilbert Arenas has already made it clear that he has no intention of apologizing for the sexist remarks he made about the WNBA. And even if he did, one of the league’s biggest stars wouldn’t accept it. In a brief interview with TMZ, …
WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson filed to have their marriage nullified back in June, and things have gotten quite ugly since. The divorce has not been finalized, but Griner recently kicked Johnson out of the former couple’s home. …
Brittney Griner filed to have her marriage to fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson annulled last month, claiming that the union was based on “fraud and duress” and that Johnson pressured her into it. Griner also suspected that Johnson was …
Was the marriage between Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson doomed from the start? While most can agree that getting married a few weeks after a domestic violence incident is a terrible idea, there were some other serious warning signs about the whole …
Brittney Griner has filed to have her marriage to fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson annulled and says in her paperwork that the union was based on “fraud and duress,” according to a report. TMZ reported news of the filing from Griner and …
