Phoenix Mercury to ‘prioritize safety’ after Griner confronted at Texas airport
Brittney Griner and her Mercury teammates will hit the hardwood in Phoenix tonight for their first home game since being harassed by a right-wing extremist at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Whether they win or lose to the Seattle Storm, coach Vanessa Nygaard is promising the team “will be making adjustments that maybe should have happened before,” regarding their safety on the road.
How specifically Nygaard and the team plan to do that before the Mercury travel to D.C. for Sunday night’s matchup with the Mystics, she didn’t say. “Right now, we’re going to prioritize the safety of our players,” the coach said, according to ESPN.
On Saturday, Blaze Media YouTuber Alex Stein posted video of himself shouting at Griner in the Texas airport. Among his taunts: “Do you still want to boycott America, Brittney?” “She hates America” and “What about the merchant of death, Brit?” Mercury forward Brianna Turner tweeted that Stein followed the team as they made their way to their commercial flight to Indiana, the day after losing to the Dallas Wings.
