WNBA stars agree on Brittney Griner arrest: 'It could have been any of us'

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Brittney Griner’s USA Basketball teammates addressed her detention in Russia on Wednesday as the players were in a training camp just ahead of the start of the 2022 WNBA season.

Angel McCoughtry and Breanna Stewart both spoke about the situation. McCoughtry signed with the Minnesota Lynx in the offseason and Stewart is preparing for another run with the Seattle Storm.

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"People are saying she’s 6-foot-9, she’s different. It’s really not about that," McCoughtry said. "It could have been any of us."

Brittney Griner and Angel McCoughtry take pictures for fans after the USA Vs Spain Women's Basketball Tournament on Aug. 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Stewart pointed to the discrepancy in salaries as the reason why WNBA players may feel like they have to play overseas in the offseason. A supermax salary in the WNBA could earn a player just over $221,000 for the regular season, which runs from May to October. 

Players have the option to stay in the U.S. and do other media work in the offseason but some choose to go to other countries, like Russia, where they could earn around $1 million or more.

"The big thing is the fact that we have to go over there. It was BG, but it could have been anybody," Stewart said. "WNBA players need to be valued in their country and they won’t have to play overseas."

While the salaries are nice, the dangers are real.

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Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart watch a shot during the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game on July 14, 2021, in Las