Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is seen at a news conference on Wednesday after the team’s game against the Dallas Wings, in Arlington, Texas.
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Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were confronted by a right-wing YouTube personality in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday.
Alex Stein, host of conservative network Blaze Media’s Prime Time with Alex Stein, posted about his encounter with the star basketball center on Twitter.
Stein, a Dallas native and self-described troll who’s known for his caustic confrontations with politicians, wrote: “I just met my favorite WNBA player. Video coming soon.”
He later also posted a short clip showing him yelling at Griner as she walked through the airport, teasing a longer version of the video that he plans to release on Sunday morning.
“Do you still wanna boycott America, Brittney?” Stein says in the clip, as a man tells him repeatedly to stop and attempts to distance him from the group.
Stein’s Prime Time show, which launched in February, has featured inflammatory right-wing figures as guests including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Gavin McInnes.
In December, Griner returned to the U.S. after she was released from Russian custody as part of a high-profile prisoner swap.
The WNBA released a statement about the Dallas airport incident, saying, “The safety of Brittney Griner and all WNBA players is our top priority.”
“As we gather additional information about today’s incident at the Dallas Airport, it has come to our attention that this was orchestrated by a social media figure and provocateur,” the WNBA said. “His actions were inappropriate and unfortunate.”
“Prior to the season, the WNBA worked together…
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