PHOENIX — After spending a few days mingling with a who’s who of A-list celebrities, Mercury star Brittney Griner said Wednesday that the product of her newfound fame can be “a little overwhelming” at times but is also something she is embracing as a “bigger” platform to help others.
Griner shared her feelings during the Mercury’s media day on Wednesday in Phoenix, which came a couple days after attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday night and the Met Gala in New York City on Monday night. In both places, Griner was a celebrity in her own right, meeting everyone from President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to Usher to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
With Griner’s name having been amplified through social media, the news and by word-of-mouth while she was detained in Russia for 10 months, she’s as well-known as some of the celebrities she met over the weekend.
“I didn’t think it could get that big, but I mean it’s cool because now I’m able to reach even more people and bring them into the WNBA and then also keep them aware of other detainees that are…
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