Airport incident targeting Brittney Griner prompts WNBA players to renew calls for charter flights

An incident Saturday in which a man allegedly yelled at WNBA star Brittney Griner at a Dallas airport quickly became the vehicle for new demands from the players’ union for the league to provide more charter flights in the name of player safety. players.

The episode occurred Saturday morning at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as Griner and the Phoenix Mercury, who lost to the Dallas Wings on Friday, were preparing to fly to Indianapolis for a game on Sunday. The WNBA did not provide details about the incident, but said in a statement that it was “orchestrated by a social media figure and provocateur” whose actions were “inappropriate and unfortunate.”