Brittney Griner Won’t Play Overseas Again, Despite Big Paychecks
Many WNBA players supplement their incomes by going abroad
Brittney Griner speaks during a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona on April 27.
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Brittney Griner doesn’t plan on playing in overseas basketball leagues again, even though that’s how many in the Women’s National Basketball Association supplement their pay.
“The whole reason a lot of us go over is the pay gap,” said Griner in her first press conference since returning to the US after being detained in Russia for 10 months on drug charges. “A lot of us go over there to make income to support our families, to support ourselves. I don’t knock any player that wants to go overseas and make a little bit extra money.”