Brittney Griner Had A Four-Word Reaction To Caitlin Clark And All The WNBA Rookie Drama This Season

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Brittney Griner has reacted to the drama sweeping across the WNBA due to the fresh rookie class.

While the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have changed the landscape of women’s basketball just a few games into their professional careers, they aren’t very popular among some veteran players.

Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s WNBA Draft, was already one of the biggest names in basketball as a college player. And her fame continues to spread despite the tough start to her stint with the Indiana Fever. Reese, while not as popular, isn’t far behind.

Griner is quite accustomed to stardom. She won a national title in 2012 before capturing a WNBA title two years into her professional career.

The veteran center is out with a toe injury and hasn’t played this season. While she hasn’t seen any action in 2024, Brittney Griner is proud of the impact of Clark, Reese, and other rookies on the WNBA and women’s sports in general.

“I think it’s amazing for women’s sports, with these rookies — I think it’s amazing,” she told TMZ.

Brittney Griner (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The Rookies Haven’t Gotten Off To The Best Start

Of course, the ride hasn’t been smooth for either of the aforementioned rooks. Clark is 2-9 to start the season and getting rough treatment from her counterparts.

Reese has gotten off to a better start with the Chicago Sky but has fielded some criticism recently after she was caught celebrating her teammate’s hard foul on Clark during their first game against each other over the weekend.

Meanwhile, the Sky and Fever are scheduled to play each other twice again this month.

Everybody Said The Same Thing About Brittney Griner’s Daring Magazine Cover

Brittney Griner (Photo by The Cut Magazine)
Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is making strides to get ready for her second season back in the WNBA after she was forced to miss a year when she was detained in Russia for ten months.

This week, Griner went viral after she shared a photoshoot of her magazine cover for her piece in The Cut.

“Thank you to @thecut and @mrapinoe for sharing my story. This whole experience has taught me the value of time because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed! I can only hope that those who hear my story and read COMING HOME will, too, see the value in time and begin living through your life’s greatest challenges! TOMORROW IS PUB DAY! Let’s go!” she wrote.

On the cover, Brittney Griner could be seen rocking a plain white undershirt to go with some black slacks as she leans with her elbow on a door. The second picture shows her seated on a bike while a stopped train can be seen in the background.

The third photo shows Griner rocking a gray suit jacket over the white shirt while her eyes are closed, and another picture shows her looking off into the distance.

Brittney Griner claims that since her release from a Russian prison seventeen months ago, she has advocated for the return of other American prisoners held abroad by using her position as a WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medallist. Since her release, Griner has had two meetings with President Joe Biden, most recently in Phoenix last month.

The 6-foot-8 center decided to chop her dreadlocks during her sentence, so she no longer had them, and she looked unrecognizable, as you can see on the magazine cover above.

Brittney Griner Gets Emotional About Her Time In Russia

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Griner is gradually returning to her normal routine after being arrested in Russia in February 2022 when vape cartridges carrying cannabis oil were discovered in her luggage.

She talked candidly about her traumatic ten months in a Russian prison following her 2022 arrest on drug-related accusations. The gold medallist in the Olympics detailed the terrible circumstances in an interview with ABC.

It got worse, she said when she was transferred to another harsh prison, Correctional Colony No. 1. She said her cell was “filth,” with “dirt and grime and a leaky sink. Blood stains.”

Breakfast there was porridge “that was more like cement,” and dinner was “a little piece of fish full of bones,” she said. The mattress had a huge blood stain, Griner added. She was allowed one roll of toilet paper a month, and for a few months, she said, “We didn’t get anything.” The toothpaste had expired 15 years earlier.