A YouTube personality tried to push his way through Phoenix Mercury security personnel to get to Brittney Griner while she and the team were at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday morning, according to a police report obtained by ESPN on Monday.
Alex Stein, whom the WNBA described as a “provocateur,” approached Griner while team members were walking on a concourse to catch a flight to Indiana for a Sunday tipoff following two games against the Dallas Wings.
A Mercury security representative stayed between Griner and the man, but Stein pushed the security personnel, according to the police report. The guard then pushed Stein against a wall on the concourse, and Griner waited behind a gate area until officers arrived.
Officers were dispatched at approximately 9:38 a.m. The security guard told officers that Stein “seemed aggressive and made some inappropriate comments” to Griner, the report stated. While the passenger never got physical with Griner, the Mercury…
