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EXPLAINER: Why WNBA players go overseas to play in offseason

Russia has been a popular destination for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades because of the money they can make playing there in the winter

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner’s wife thanks supporters after WNBA star detained in Russia

The wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner is dealing with “one of the weakest moments of my life” as the Phoenix Mercury player remains detained in Russia after hashish oil was allegedly found in her luggage at a Moscow airport.

Tribune News Service

Fears grow Russia could use US basketball star Brittney Griner as ‘hostage’

A Texas congresswoman has called for Russia to release Brittney Griner as fears grow Vladimir Putin could use the basketball star as a pawn during the war in Ukraine

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United States Secretary of State Discusses Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia

Antony Blinken weighed in on the WNBA star’s situation in Russia.

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia: What you need to know

WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport last month when vape cartridges were allegedly found in her luggage, according to a report from the Associated Press, leaving the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury center in Russia while the country wages war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

WNBA star Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges

Griner arrested in February at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said her luggage contained vape cartridges.

Al Jazeera

Brittney Griner: Outrage grows after Russia reveals it has detained WNBA star

‘What a nightmare scenario. I cannot even imagine what she must be feeling,’ tweeted New York Times columnist Roxane Gay

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U.S. WNBA All-Star Griner detained in Russia, customs service cites hash possession

U.S. basketball officials said on Saturday they were closely monitoring the situation surrounding seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained a U.S. player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil.

Reuters

Russia Detains WNBA All Star Brittney Griner For Alleged Possession Of Hash Oil

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is being detained in Russia after Customs Agents said found vape cartridges that contained hash oil in her luggage, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, at the Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow.

Benzinga

WNBA, Team USA, Phoenix Mercury All Issue Statements After Brittney Griner’s Reported Arrest in Russia

The 31-year-old center has reportedly been detained in Russia since February.

Sports Illustrated

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner detained in Russia on drug charges

Brittney Griner, who plays for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has played in Russia for the last seven years in the winter,

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia Claims It Is Holding WNBA Star, Identified as Brittney Griner, in Custody

The player, identified as Mercury standout Brittney Griner, has reportedly been detained since February.

Sports Illustrated

WNBA's Brittney Griner arrested in Russia on drug charges

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia last month at a Moscow airport after a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner: Russia says it has American WNBA star in custody

Russian customs officials claim the basketball player had hashish oil in her luggage

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The Guardian - US

Brittney Griner: American women’s basketball superstar detained in Russia

Brittney Griner, one of America’s most decorated women’s basketball players, has been detained by Russian Federal Customs Service authorities

Sports Illustrated

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Says League Can’t Fund Charter Flights for Full Season

Engelbert: “We’re not going to jeopardize the financial health of the league and be irresponsible.”

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA schedule includes 25 regular season games broadcast nationally across ABC, ESPN

The Sky’s first national broadcast on one of Disney’s networks doesn’t come until May 22 against the Washington Mystics on the road.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley Returning to United States After Leaving Russian Team

On Sunday it was reported that several WNBA players were considering leaving Russia.

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Tribune News Service

Sarah Valenzuela: WNBA fined Liberty $500,000, considered terminating franchise after owners put players on charter flights: report

NEW YORK — The WNBA considered terminating the Liberty franchise. All because the owners of the team regarded their players the same way as their NBA counterparts.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The WNBA punishing the Liberty for flying its players on chartered flights is just the league getting in its own way

This doesn't make any sense

Chicago Sun-Times

WNBA fines New York Liberty $500,000 for using chartered flights to road games: report

The league’s collective bargaining agreement states that teams are to fly commercial to road games, and players must receive “premium economy” seating if available. But beginning in August, the Liberty traveled to road games on chartered flights.

Sports Illustrated

WNBA Players React to New York Liberty Airplane Scandal

Players were not pleased at hearing that the league punished the Liberty for chartering an airplane during the 2021 season.

Sports Illustrated

WNBA Considered Terminating Liberty After Airplane Scandal

The team was eventually fined $500,000, the most in league history.

Sports Illustrated

How Airplanes Became the WNBA’s Biggest Scandal

The Liberty’s repeated chartering of flights, a violation of CBA rules, is a window into the state of ownership in the league.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Several WNBA Players in Russia Planning to Leave Country Amid Conflict

The conflict has also forced several players out of Ukraine.

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