{"id":8843,"date":"2024-09-27T23:17:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8843"},"modified":"2024-09-27T23:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:17:26","slug":"video-brittney-griner-accuses-wnba-fans-of-doing-some-awful-things-towards-her-her-teammates-during-games-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8843","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Brittney Griner Accuses WNBA Fans Of Doing Some Awful Things Towards Her &#038; Her Teammates During Games This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This season, the WNBA received the most attention since its start in 1997. That means many more fans tuned in and were introduced to the league. That\u2019s usually a good thing, but a center for the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/phoenix-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Mercury<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner<\/a>, calls out a few bad apples.<\/p>\n<p>She says that throughout the season, she was heckled with racial slurs by fans in the stands.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t appreciate the new fans that sit there and yell racial slurs at myself, my teammates, and the people that I play against because, yeah, those my best opponents, but those are friends too,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Griner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brittney Griner claims WNBA fans are screaming racial slurs at her and other players. This is a lie. Any video of this happening would lead left wing sports media for a week: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mi6WsAK8kv\">pic.twitter.com\/mi6WsAK8kv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1839703646008688687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t new information, either, as the WNBA has already issued a statement about fan behavior regarding racism.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cThe WNBA is a competitive league with some of the most elite athletes in the world. While we welcome a growing fan base, the WNBA will not tolerate racist, derogatory, or threatening comments made about players, teams and anyone affiliated with the league. League security is actively monitoring threat-related activity and will work directly with teams and arenas to take appropriate measures, to include involving law enforcement, as necessary<\/em>,\u201d the league wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Hopefully, this issue will go away before things escalate further to keep players like Griner safe.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-brittney-griner-was-an-all-star-yet-again\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brittney Griner Was An All-Star Yet Again<\/h2>\n<p>Brittney Griner has been one of the most consistent players in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>Since her rookie year, she has contributed greatly to every team she has played for, and her efforts are usually rewarded.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in her eleventh year in the league, she was named an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/g\/grinebr01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All-Star for the ninth time<\/a>. It\u2019s been a testament to what she can do on the court. At 33 years old, she can now look to hit double digits next year if she continues to play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; This season, the WNBA received the most attention since its start in 1997. That means many more fans tuned in and were introduced to the league. 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