Why Brittney Griner Could Be the Last American Basketball Star in Russia - The New York Times

The atrocities of the war in Ukraine and Griner’s detention in Russia on drug charges could cut off a lucrative pipeline for women’s basketball players.

I spent 10 years there, so I know the way things work, said Taurasi, who has played for Russian teams and is the leading scorer in W.N.B.A. history. Its delicate. UMMC Yekaterinburg paid Taurasi a r… [+2005 chars]

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