Brittney Griner and Mercury teammates harassed at Dallas airport

The WNBA and its players have been the butt of jokes for sports fans for particularly for no reasons with fans making fun of the players’ salary or just downright disrespecting them and the event that took place in Dallas was a step too far.

Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was freed from Russia after being wrongfully detained, was harassed Saturday by a man described as a social media “provocateur” at a Dallas airport.

Griner was at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport traveling with Phoenix Mercury teammates on their way to a game. He was confronted by the man who was yelling at her about “ Death dealer  .” The confrontation got so heated that the man was tackled, and law enforcement was involved, according to the source. Brittney Griner and Mercury teammates harassed at Dallas airport

Viktor Bout – nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” – after being in prison 300 days in Russian custody. (The prisoner exchange prompted criticism from some Republicans, who accused the Biden administration of releasing a dangerous prisoner back to Russia, CNN previously reported).  It is expected  that Brittney Griner writing memoir on Russian detainment

Brianna Turner, posted to Twitter on Saturday, saying, “Player safety while traveling should be at the forefront. People following with cameras saying wild remarks is never acceptable. Excessive harassment. Our team nervously huddled in a corner unsure how to move about. We demand better.”

WNBA players' union issued a statement Saturday saying “As we continue to hear from our members throughout the start of the season and particularly today with the situation involving the Phoenix Mercury at the Dallas airport,"quite clear that the matter of charter travel is NOT a 'competitive advantage' issue."

"What BG and all of her PHX teammates experienced today was a calculated confrontation that left them feeling very unsafe," the WNBPA statement reads. "Everyone who was paying attention knew this would happen."

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