WNBA star Brittney Griner storms away from the interview while she goes on a error tirade at refs
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Fiery Wnba star Brittney Griner Prefer fans on Saturday when she launched an F-bomb from officials when they left the floor during the tranquility of her Atlanta Dream on the visiting Dallas Wings.
The 6-foot-9 Baylor product and the liberated Russian penal colony prisoner stood up for a usual interview on-court with CBS when she saw the crew of Jeff Smith, Eric Brewton and Tyler Mirkovich left the floor.
‘Bg, now you have five points, ten rebounds …’ CBS ‘Autumn Johnson started while Griner’s attention wandered.
The apparent issue was Griner’s displeasure with a late error call. The triple Olympic gold medal winner was whistled for an attacking error with 1:30 about before half -time.
“At the moment she is talking to the referees … about holding on,” said Johnson, and cried the action of the Kerfuffle resting time.
Griner returned to the interview, but only after he seemed to scream ‘be better’ with the referees.

The Baylor product and the liberated Russian criminal colony prisoner stood up for a usual interview with CBS when she remarked the crew of Jeff Smith, Eric Brewton and Tyler Mirkovich

CBS ‘Autumn Johnson started the interview, but Griner was clearly distracted
She then seemed to compose herself before she apologized to both Johnson and the CBS public: “I’m sorry, all of you.”
Some fans agreed with Griner’s displeasure.
“I was watching this live,” wrote a fan on X. “I feel the pain of Brittney Griner. With her so [tall, she] Can not do anything without the referees calling for a mistake. ‘
Many others directed criticism at Griner.
“We have exchanged an international arms dealer for this,” wrote a person, referring to Viktor Bout, the so -called “trader of death” who returned to Russia in 2022 in exchange for Griner.
Griner scored 15 points, Jones scored 11 points and took 15 rebounds and Rhyne Howard divided 10 assists for Atlanta (2-2). The dream spread 23 assists on 29-made baskets while they shot 42.6 percent, largely thanks to the 27 points of Alisha Gray.
Nalyssa Smith scored 13 points, reserve Maddy Sieglist scored 12, Paige Bueckers 11 and reserves Tyasha Harris and Teira McCowan 10 each for Dallas (0-4).
The Wings Starters shot only 13 for 47 (27.6 percent). Dallas General shot 30 for 82 (36.6 percent).
Sieglist surrendered Dallas’s last lead on 26-24 with 4:31 for the break. Griner tied it 13 seconds later with a layout, Gray made two error shots and that started a 13-4 Atlanta run to close half with a 37-30 lead.
Jones’ Layup asked in the third quarter Atlanta gave his first double digits benefit, 45-35. The dream continued to extend their margin and led 68-50 in the fourth.
Dallas went on a 15-2 point to close within 70-56 with 5:06 but never came closer.

Griner attacks Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Dallas Wings
Griner previously told reporters that her move to Atlanta from Phoenix helped her to recapture her love for the game.
The former first Pick built her career at the Mercury for 12 years and once seemed to be a permanent competition in Phoenix, where she helped win the title in 2014 and twice the scor champion WNBA.
In a WNBA out of season full of blockbuster acquisitions, Griner who signed a one-year-old deal earlier this year was with the dream, perhaps the biggest shock for fans.
But the triple Olympic champion said it was exactly the movement she needed.
‘I was somewhere for a long time and it is good to have a different change of pace, different view of everything. Definitely found the love for the game that is here again, “Griner told a press conference.
Griner missed the 2022 season when she was held in Russia for almost 10 months after the authorities said that a search of her luggage cartridges containing cannabis of cannabis revealed.
She was freed in the aforementioned prisoner -wap.
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