Phoenix Mercury make travel 'adjustments' following airport incident with Brittney Griner

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Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says the WNBA team will adjust its travel plans following Saturday's incident in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner grabs a rebound in front of Phoenix Mercury forward Brianna Turner, right, during the second half of a WNBA basketball basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, June 9, 2023. She wants the WNBA to take additional steps to keep her team's traveling parties safe and secure.

Nygaard opened her pregame remarks with a 75-second 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.”

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

 

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