Brittney Griner going back to year-round basketball in Unrivaled league

Brittney Griner promised she'd never play overseas basketball again unless it were for the U.S. national team. But now she is getting a chance to play during the WNBA offseason with a domestic league.

Griner will play in Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 pro league based in Miami, as part of the Phantom BC team with Phoenix Mercury teammate Natasha Cloud. It will be her first time competing during the WNBA's offseason since her detainment in Russia in 2022.

To help supplement her WNBA pay, Griner played in Russia during the offseason and made as much as $1.5 million a year.

"I feel like something was missing in my offseason; I was used to playing year-round," Griner said during Tuesday's media day. "I wanted to go back to working year-round. This is going to help me stay fresh, knocking all the dust off and being ready for when the (WNBA) comes back around."


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