Brittney Griner will reportedly board charter flights for the remainder of the Mercury’s away games this season after she and her teammates dealt with “inappropriate and unfortunate” actions on Saturday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, according to ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss.
The changes to Griner’s travel arrangements come after the league previously stated it had approved charter flights for the eight-time All-Star this season, according to The Athletic. However, ESPN reported that the WNBA had pre-approved Griner for only two charter flights.
Despite the league challenging the claim around the number of charter flights that were approved for Griner, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert joined ESPN’s Outside the Lines on Friday and said Griner’s security and travel plans have been modified.
