{"id":9464,"date":"2024-10-03T02:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T02:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9464"},"modified":"2024-10-03T02:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T02:50:29","slug":"brittney-griner-agrees-to-join-new-womens-pro-basketball-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9464","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner Agrees to Join New Women&#8217;s Pro Basketball League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Unrivaled women&#8217;s basketball league formally announced the addition of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner on Wednesday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qo1psd7gt\">The newly formed Unrivaled basketball league, a 3-on-3 player-owned league that is set to compensate 30 of the best players in professional women&#8217;s basketball, formally announced the addition of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zmh2tde6t\">The Unrivaled league made the announcement official with a video inferring Griner&#8217;s addition, followed by a post specifically referencing Griner&#8217;s agreement to join the league that is set to tip off in January of 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">24\/30\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SfCPVNN5ck\">pic.twitter.com\/SfCPVNN5ck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Unrivaled Basketball (@Unrivaledwbb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Unrivaledwbb\/status\/1841510067788566715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BG IS UNRIVALED\ud83d\udc51 24\/30\u2705 WHO\u2019S NEXT\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brittneygriner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brittneygriner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fA8POEyv4B\">pic.twitter.com\/fA8POEyv4B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Unrivaled Basketball (@Unrivaledwbb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Unrivaledwbb\/status\/1841519376044007677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7q33pgggi\">The new\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/what-is-unrivaled-everything-to-know-new-womens-basketball-league\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/what-is-unrivaled-everything-to-know-new-womens-basketball-league\">Unrivaled basketball league<\/a>\u00a0was co-founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. The league was designed to give WNBA stars another outlet to make money in the offseason outside of their WNBA contracts. Unrivaled plans to offer historic contract opportunities for its players, which will include the highest average salary in women&#8217;s professional sports league history,\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/groundbreaking-new-professional-womens-basketball-league-unrivaled-to-offer-highest-average-salary-in-professional-womens-sports-league-history-announces-star-powered-group-of-investors-302158898.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/groundbreaking-new-professional-womens-basketball-league-unrivaled-to-offer-highest-average-salary-in-professional-womens-sports-league-history-announces-star-powered-group-of-investors-302158898.html\" aria-label=\"according to a release. - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">according to a release.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_5\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2dxvj6iyf\">Griner is the 24th player out of 30 for the inaugural season kicking off in January, and she&#8217;s a major addition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n12ms8g4n\">Griner averaged 17.8 points and 6.6 rebounds this season for the Mercury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Unrivaled women&#8217;s basketball league formally announced the addition of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner on Wednesday. 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