The New York Times – Sports:
A four-time All-Star has another split with a W.N.B.A. team.
Category: Women’s National Basketball Assn
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Brittney Griner Testifies in Russian Court as Her Case Continues
The New York Times – Sports:
The W.N.B.A. star’s legal team has argued that have argued that the American basketball star did not intend to smuggle drugs into Russia.
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Pretty in Any Color: Women in Basketball Make the Style Rules
The New York Times – Sports:
Players in women’s basketball are styling themselves how they want, because they can. Their choices also can be lucrative.
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NBA Campaign to Free Brittney Griner Is Mostly Low Key
The New York Times – Sports:
Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, has been detained in Russia since February. The N.B.A., which founded the women’s league in 1996, has said it is working behind the scenes to help Griner.
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W.N.B.A. Adds Charter Flights for the Finals. Here Is Why That Matters.
The New York Times – Sports:
Teams usually fly on commercial airlines, but that will change for the W.N.B.A. finals. This could be good news for players’ health, finances and game.
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Fans Love W.N.B.A. All-Stars, but Cast a Critical Eye on the League
The New York Times – Sports:
Even as fans flocked to Chicago to celebrate their favorite players, they called for the W.N.B.A. to improve. The players did, too.
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Glimpses of Brittney Griner Show a Complicated Path to Release
The New York Times – Sports:
The W.N.B.A. star’s appearances this week during her trial on drug charges in Russia highlighted the unclear path to her release and heightened her supporters’ concerns for her safety.
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Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Russian Court
The New York Times – Sports:
“There was no intent,” the American basketball star told a Russian judge, as any resolution of the highly politicized case appeared to shift toward the diplomatic arena.