After 10 Months in Prison, Brittney Griner Puts an End to Playing Outside WNBA Despite ?Pay Gap?

Brittney Griner has slowly and surely set her foot back on the court. Re-signing with Phoenix Mercury, the 6’9 center has her eyes on winning her second WNBA title with the organization. After shedding light on her time in the Russian prison and how she stayed hopeful, Griner stated the reasons for her offseason plans in previous years. Like a few other WNBA stars, BG went to play outside the country during the off-season to earn money. However, things went downhill the last time.

Although she stated a “pay gap” as one of the concerns in the WNBA, after facing enough trouble in Russia, the 32-year-old has now put an end to playing overseas with an exception.

Brittney Griner will only play in the US

After a hard 10 months in the Russian prison, Griner returned to the States in December last year. Escaping a huge prison time, the Phoenix Mercury star is now back to playing basketball. Though the salary in the WNBA has been a problem for several top players in the league, it seems like she is left with no choice looking at the recent decisions she has taken.?

?After finishing her off-season grind, Griner could not return to her country as she was arrested on drug smuggling charges in Russia. Though all the problems have been sorted now, Griner has vowed to never set foot in a foreign country to play basketball. However, there is one exception.?

BG has represented America twice in the Olympics. In 2021, Griner won her second gold medal for Team USA after they went undefeated in the tournament. Following the success both times, the eight-time WNBA All-Star has decided she will go overseas only to represent her nation. The Mercury Center mentioned, “I’m never going overseas to play again unless I’m representing my country at the Olympics.“

BG explained why she went to Russia

Many WNBA stars travel to foreign countries as they look to make more money by representing famous clubs outside the US. One of them is Brittney Griner, who represented UMMC Ekaterinburg back in 2022 in Russia. However, after the prison time, BG has now decided to play only in the US.

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Griner mentioned in the interview, “The whole reason a lot of us go overseas is the pay gap. A lot of us go there to make an income to support our families… I don’t knock any players that want to go overseas. “?However, hereon we can see the veteran center only in the WNBA or in the Olympics.

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