Brittney Griner’s career
Brittney became the first openly gay athlete to earn a Nike sponsorship.
Griner played overseas in Russia for years because her WNBA salary is five times less than what she made playing there.
The WNBA star played in Russia for seven years straight and almost didn’t go on the plane before she was detained later on.
Throwing it back
Robin shows Brittney Griner highlights of her playing as a junior in high school.
Griner jokes she “needed a sandwich.”
The WNBA star was taken to a doctor because of her height and wanted to make sure she was alright.
Griner says since high school until today she has been bullied and mistaken for being a male.
“Not a lot of people know what it’s like to walk in my shoes.”
