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The Phoenix Mercury have not done well as a team this season, but their two top players have been recognized individually. Center Brittney Griner and guard Diana Taurasi are among the top-30 vote getters in the first return of fan votes for the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game. Griner is ranked No. 3 with 28,387 votes. […]

PHOENIX — Mercury center Brittney Griner suffered a hip injury and did not return in the second half of the team’s 83-69 loss to the Seattle Storm. Griner appeared to suffer the injury in the first quarter. She did not check in for the final six minutes of the second quarter and did not start […]

Details of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner’s alleged harassment at a Dallas airport on Saturday by YouTuber Alex Stein were recently revealed in a police report obtained by ESPN. Stein allegedly pushed a Mercury security personnel in an attempt to get to Griner, before the YouTuber was promptly shoved against a wall by the security […]

Brittney Griner’s Phoenix Mercury teammate, Brianna Turner, said the team’s incident with a YouTube personality at a Dallas airport this past week was a “huge disappointment.” “It was startling to show up to the airport to have people waiting at your gate to just totally [disrupt] your day and follow you around the airport, shouting […]

Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi told Brittney Griner to “just breathe” after she was heckled by a YouTube personality at a Dallas airport. “The safety of everyone comes first,” Taurasi said, per ESPN’s M.A. Voepel. Griner was confronted by Alex Stein, who hosts the right-wing show “Prime Time With Alex Stein.” He has confronted politicians […]

A stranger harassed Brittney Griner at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when the team grabbed food. Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard does not want this to happen again. She urged more chartered flights, and even Diana Taurasi supported the sentiments. Vanessa Nygaard claimed that this avoids future run-ins with outsiders, per Michael Marot of AP […]

After Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was involved in an airport altercation over the weekend, the uproar from around the league has been ferocious and the WNBPA is demanding change to the travel policy. On Saturday morning, Griner and her team were accosted by a YouTube agitator known for harassing politicians. Alex Stein is a […]

Breanna Stewart is the latest WNBA star to call for more protection for Brittney Griner after the Phoenix Mercury center was harassed at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport by a right-wing social media provocateur. “I mean I think that player safety should be first and foremost and everyone was aware that BG coming back to the […]

After being harassed by a Blaze Media YouTube personality in the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport on Saturday, Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner has once again become the focal point in a call for player safety. The Mercury would release a statement about the incident that occurred between Griner and Alex Stein, a Dallas native that […]

Brittney Griner had quite the encounter while making her way through the Dallas Airport Saturday morning. The WNBA earlier released a statement alleging that the Phoenix Mercury star was harassed. A video detailing the incident is now available to the public, courtesy of the man in question. Comedian and YouTuber Alex Stein recorded himself criticizing […]

The WNBA has released a statement after Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was allegedly harassed at a Dallas airport on Saturday, via Josh Weinfuss. The league said the following in the statement, “As we gather additional information on today’s incident at the Dallas Airport, it has come to our attention that this was orchestrated by […]

Brittney Griner got a warm welcome back to the state of Texas when her and the Phoenix Mercury played the Dallas Wings on Wednesday, and Baylor women’s basketball coach Nicki Collen made a promise that Griner will get her number retired at her alma mater when Baylor opens its new arena. “That’s the goal,” Nicki […]

Brittney Griner has had emotional returns already in her first WNBA and home Phoenix Mercury games this season. She had another one on Wednesday when she and the Mercury traveled to Dallas, just two hours from where she played her college ball at Baylor. Though the Mercury fell to the Dallas Wings, Griner had a […]

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson recently shared her brutally honest thoughts on Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA. Although Wilson is excited for Griner to be back in the league, she had one request for the Phoenix Mercury star, via Podcast P with Paul George. With [Brittney Griner] out, it didn't feel the same… […]

It’s been an emotional start to the 2023 WNBA season for the Phoenix Mercury. The start of the season marked the long anticipated return to the court for Mercury star Brittney Griner. Vice President Kamala Harris was on hand for Griner’s first game of the season against the Los Angeles Sparks and it that was […]

On Friday, Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner played her first WNBA game in two years after being imprisoned in Russia for the entirety of last season. Brittney Griner’s highly anticipated return was reflected in the television ratings for the Mercury’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks. Griner and the Mercury visited the Sparks Friday night […]

The WNBA has always struggled with attracting big crowds to its games. Not even the first home game of Brittney Griner after getting released from a Russian prison was enough to sell out the contest between the Phoenix Mercury and the Chicago Sky on Sunday at Footprint Center. Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard was not […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner had tears in her eyes before her first regular-season home game. By the third quarter, she was elated. Griner hit a 3-pointer that energized the Phoenix crowd. She went down the court, high-fived teammates and turned to the Footprint Center fans and yelled, “I’m back!” “I’M BACK!” Brittney Griner is […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner played her first regular-season game at home since 2021 Sunday. Griner’s Mercury lost to the Chicago Sky, 75-69, at Footprint Center. But Griner, who returned to the United States in December after she was arrested in Russia, won the night. She led the Mercury with 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting. […]

It has been over a year-and-a-half since Brittney Griner played a regular-season game in Phoenix.  She was introduced in Sunday’s contest against the Chicago Sky at Footprint Center via a poetry take on her time away from the team and was honored with the song, “I’m Coming Home,” by Diddy and Sean Combs when introduced […]

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is back in front of the home fans on Sunday for a matchup against the Chicago Sky, and she’s feeling all the love. The Mercury did a T-shirt giveaway featuring a Griner quote on it, and her introduction and special tribute whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Check out this […]

Brittney Griner’s first home game since being released from unjust detainment in a Russian prison was always bound to be special. The Phoenix Mercury, though, are going above and beyond to ensure Sunday’s marquee matchup with the Chicago Sky proves a homecoming for Griner no one will ever forget. As part of the festivities welcoming […]

The WNBA is back with Opening Weekend games and bettors can take advantage of a profit boost right away. Be sure to stay tuned to our ClutchPoints betting series for more on betting around sports. Brittney Griner was the talk of the WNBA off-season. She is back on the Phoenix Mercury and scored 18 points […]

The Phoenix Mercury and center Brittney Griner lost their WNBA season debut against the Los Angeles Sparks, 94-71 Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. But Griner and Phoenix won the hearts of the viewers. Brittney Griner played in her first WNBA regular-season game in over a year. She was detained in Russia Feb. 2022 and released […]

The Phoenix Mercury made their season debut Friday night against the Los Angeles Sparks. It also marked the return of center Brittney Griner, who spent most of last year in Russian detainment. The game was historic, and Vice President Kamala Harris was in attendance. Harris was seen in the locker rooms for the Mercury and […]

Brittney Griner is truly and finally back in the WNBA, and she made her first bucket after over a year of wait in the Phoenix Mercury’s opening showdown with the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday. Griner didn’t waste time getting into action with the Mercury. Early in the first quarter, the 32-year-old center found herself […]

Brittney Griner went through an unthinkable time while under Russian detention last year. Griner, who played for Russian women’s basketball club UMMC Ekaterinberg in the offseason, was arrested at Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow in Feb. 2022. The Russian Federal Customs Service said officials found vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in Griner’s luggage. Brittney Griner […]

Brittney Griner returned to the United States from Russian detention and will be back in the WNBA this season. Griner, who is 32 years old, will play with the Phoenix Mercury after she signed a 1-year, $165,100 contract in February. She helped lead the Mercury to the 2021 NBA Finals before she was arrested in […]

Brittney Griner played her first professional basketball game in almost two years in the Phoenix Mercury‘s preseason game against the Los Angeles Sparks Friday night. Griner, who was detained in Russia for most of last year but released in December, recorded 10 points on 2-for-5 shooting (she shot 6 of 8 from the free-throw line) […]

With the 2023 WNBA regular season rapidly approaching, Brittney Griner is set to make her much anticipated return to the court with the Phoenix Mercury. The last time Griner appeared in the WNBA was during the 2021 season when the Mercury reached the WNBA Finals albeit losing to the Chicago Sky. Although Griner is clearly […]

Basketball star Brittney Griner made a statement at the 2023 Met Gala by attending with her wife, Cherelle following Griner’s Russia detention release. The couple arrived at the star-studded event in coordinated custom Calvin Klein outfits, with Brittney sporting a long beige coat, matching trousers, and a sheer top, per PEOPLE. Griner, who previously stated […]

The last time Brittney Griner suited up for the Phoenix Mercury, it was 2021. The Mercury reached the WNBA Finals that season but fell short against the Chicago Sky. As most WNBA players do in the offseason, Griner headed overseas to Russia as she’s done many times before. Only this time, Russia was involved in […]

Phoenix Mercury superstar Brittney Griner spent nearly a year in Russia due to drug charges. The Russian authorities first detained her at an airport back in February 2022, and she wasn’t released until December of that year when the United States decided to do a prisoner swap and freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in […]

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner thanked the media for covering her detainment and eventual imprisonment in Russia in her first press conference since she returned to the United States Thursday at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Via NBA TV: "Thank y'all for covering me and all the exposure…to get me home." Brittney Griner thanks the media […]

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is reportedly going to release a memoir about her arrest in Russia in the spring of 2024, per Hillel Italie of AP News. Griner made a statement in reference to her upcoming memoir as well, per apnews.com. “That day (in February) was the beginning of an unfathomable period in my […]

Brittney Griner understands what it’s like to spend time in a Russian prison, and she understands what Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is going through. Brittney Griner is calling on the U.S. to do "everything in our power" to bring home a detained reporter who Moscow is accusing of espionage.https://t.co/j8PUJqA1fe — NPR (@NPR) April […]

Sophie Cunningham was all smiles during her introductory press conference on March 10. The forward had just signed a two-year deal to stay with the Phoenix Mercury and was asked about what it means to have Brittney Griner back with the team. “It is so amazing. Like it’s night and day, for real,” Cunningham said […]

The 2023 WNBA season starts on May 19, and fans will quickly get to see Brittney Griner in action as she suits up for Phoenix Mercury. Phoenix is set to play in the season opener against the Los Angeles Sparks, with the showdown slated to be aired on ESPN and ABC. Griner is expected to […]

Phoenix Suns’ superstar Kevin Durant is set to make his debut with the team on Wednesday night. Prior to the game, Durant shared a special moment with Phoenix Mercury’s star Brittney Griner, per the Mercury’s Twitter. All love between BG x KD 🧡 It’s a new dawn in the desert. pic.twitter.com/OOeZqavWQV — Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) […]