A day after Mercury center Brittney Griner was confronted by a “provocateur' at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, coaches and a handful of players suggested more charter flights could help prevent any future run-ins with outsiders.
She wants the WNBA to take additional steps to keep her team’s traveling parties safe and secure.at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the two coaches and a handful of players suggested more charter flights could help prevent any future run-ins with outsiders.
Griner usually speaks to reporters following the first road trip to each city, but Mercury officials decided to not make her available Sunday. Nygaard echoed those comments during a 75-second pregame statement in which she offered support for Griner and concern about everyone who made the trip to Indy. She also said Phoenix already has adjusted its plans for future road trips though she declined to provide details, citing league policy and team safety protocols.
"No one should be a victim of targeted harassment," Nygaard said. "I’m grateful that our team and our staff are physically well and most of all I’m grateful that BG has been back here in the United States for 185 days now. If her being home makes some people mad, I think that obviously says more about them than it does about her."
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