Support WBURWhy Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketballPlay03:24Download AudioAnastasia TsioulcasMarch 07, 2022 ShareWNBA players Brittney Griner (right) of the Phoenix Mercury and Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky compete during the WNBA Finals in Chicago in October 2021. (Getty Images)