Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason.
and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. and the resources and amenities teams offered them.“Honestly my time in Russia has been wonderful, but especially with BG still wrongfully detained there, nobody’s going to go there until she’s home,” said Breanna Stewart, a Griner teammate on the Russian team that paid the duo millions.
“You want to have a better lifestyle, a better off-the-court experience, and just continue to appreciate other countries,” Stewart said. “I am Hungarian. I thought it would be special since I haven’t played there since I got the citizenship,” Vandersloot said. “The thing about it is, we were treated so well by our club and made such strong relationships with those people, I would never close the door on that,” she said. “The whole situation with BG makes it really hard to think that it’s safe for anyone to go back there right now.”