HOUSTON — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies, the former Soviet power announced on Saturday that it detained an American basketball player from Houston last month, the latest in the ...
Griner, who had been playing for Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg ... “They’re bringing something new to women’s basketball,” Griner said. “They’re making it exciting.
Her old teammate Diana Taurasi can be forgiven for failing to understand the WNBA’s old relationship with Russian basketball teams. Today’s Russia is not communist. It’s an oligarchy ...