Rewind With Besa | WNBA Players Speak On Brittney Griner "We Have To Go Over There"
When news broke of WNBA player Brittney Griner being arrested in a Mosco Russia Airport, lots of people questioned the reason Brittney Griner would go over there at a time like this. The reason is pretty simple, Russia has been a popular spot for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades simply because top players earn over $1 million as a base salary rather than the $150k-$500k they can make in the states. This is why players like Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, and Jonquel Jones are willing to spend their offseason playing overseas.
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