NBA And Adam Silver Silent On WNBA Banning OutKick From Covering Brittney Griner Games

The WNBA continues to deny OutKick a credential to cover Atlanta Dream games. The team and league claim they can't accommodate our requests due to "very limited space."

We appreciate the emphasis on "very."

Still, no one actually believes the WNBA can't find the "space" for us to cover a regular-season game involving the Dream and Connecticut Sun. WNBA games in June are hardly the Super Bowl, where reporters from all across the country clamor for access.

In fact, the Sun granted several media credentials to OutKick last year, including a playoff game featuring the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark.

What changed? Put simply, Brittney Griner.

The WNBA won't credential OutKick for Sun games because it doesn't want us to ask Griner about a viral clip in which she appears to utter "trash f*cking white girl" from the bench in a matchup against the Fever.

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For background, the WNBA launched a "no space for hate" and "zero tolerance for racism" campaign before the start of the season. Already, the league spent 10 days investigating a dubious claim of racist chants towards Angel Reese last month. (The league found no evidence of such). 

However, the WNBA has shown no interest in investigating or even commenting on Griner's remarks. OutKick has asked the league several times for comment.

We also asked Griner's management team to clarify, in the event she said something else (she didn't). We have not heard back from either party.

Moreover, OutKick is one of the most influential brands in sports media. A professional sports league banning our access reflects poorly on the WNBA as a whole.

Thus, we inquired with the NBA on Friday. 

See, the NBA still owns 42% of the WNBA, the highest stake of any party. The WNBA would not