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Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner speaks during the WNBA basketball teams' media day, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Griner using new platform for greater good in return to WNBA

By John Marshall - Associated Press

Basketball legend Michael Jordan speaks during a press conference ahead of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, Jan. 24, 2020. Jordan is considering selling the Charlotte Hornets. The six-time NBA champion is in negotiations to sell at least a portion of the franchise to a group that includes Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Michael Jordan considering sale of Hornets; no deal imminent

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) shoots over Seattle Storm's Mercedes Russell in the first half of the second round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, because no announcement has been made.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Diana Taurasi speaks to the media during a minicamp for the U.S women's national basketball team, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Minneapolis. aurasi has re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury, agreeing to a multiyear contract Saturday, Feb. 18, the team announced. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Diana Taurasi re-signs with Mercury in multiyear deal

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Washington Wizards' Kyle Kuzma gives a high five to Dani Avdija (9) after Kuzma put the Wizards up over the Phoenix Suns late in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Washington beat Phoenix 113-110. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Wizards snap losing streak at 10, beat Suns 113-110

By Jack Thompson - Associated Press

FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury a week after she was released from a Russian prison and freed in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange. “It feels so good to be home!” Griner posted to Instagram on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in her first public statement since her release. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Brittney Griner says she’ll play basketball in Arizona again

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File) **FILE**

WNBA star Brittney Griner a generational talent on the court

By John Marshall - Associated Press

In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service, WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in the plane as she flies to Abu Dhabi to be exchanged for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, in Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (Russian Federal Security Service via AP)

U.S. cheers Griner’s release from Russian prison, but doubts loom about fate of Paul Whelan

By Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Denver Broncos owner Rob Walton waits for the team's NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Denver on Nov. 20, 2022. Inflation is not going to hurt the bankrolls of sports team owners. In fact, it may help. While the uber-rich will have to pay a little more for their eggs at the grocery store – just like everyone else – inflation is not likely to affect the bottom lines at their sports properties, whether it is yearly revenues or when it comes time to sell. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File) **FILE**

Inflation or not, price of pro sports teams keeps going up

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers holds a press conference at The Grove in Chandler's Cross, England, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 ahead the NFL game against New York Giants at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Aaron Rodgers on Dan Snyder: ‘I don’t know how much it harms the league’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka speaks from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Boston. The Boston Celtics are planning to discipline coach Ime Udoka, likely with a suspension, because of an improper relationship with a member of the organization, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) **FILE**

Celtics suspend coach Ime Udoka for 2022-23 season

By Jimmy Golen and Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics in San Francisco, Thursday, June 2, 2022. Unvaccinated NBA players and team personnel must submit to weekly COVID-19 testing this season, the league told its clubs in a memo Tuesday. Aug. 30, 2022. There will be certain exceptions to that mandate, the league said, such as when the unvaccinated person is considered to have been “recently recovered” from COVID-19.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) **FILE**

NBA considered suspending Suns owner Sarver for more than one year

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver watches the team play against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Dec. 11, 2019. The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.&quot; The findings of the league's report, published Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to investigate allegations that Sarver had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents over his nearly two-decade tenure overseeing the franchise. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Suns owner Sarver suspended one year, fined $10 million after probe

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a court room ater a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. A judge in Russia has convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Mississippi's Shakira Austin poses for a picture before the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 11, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) **FILE**

Mystics snap Mercury’s three-game win streak

Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in the first half of the second round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Brittney Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her. The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyers after being vetted by Russian officials. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

State Department officials meet with Griner’s WNBA team

Associated Press

Washington Mystics forward Myisha Hines-Allen, left, grabs a rebound during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) **FILE**

Diggins-Smith, Peddy help Mercury beat Mystics in overtime

Associated Press

FILE - United States' Brittney Griner (15) plays during a women's basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Griner went to Russia to earn extra money. But the experience has turned into a prolonged nightmare after she was arrested in February by police who reported finding vape cartridges allegedly containing cannabis oil in her luggage. She is awaiting trial on charges that could bring a prison term.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Griner detention spotlights the pull of higher pay for WNBA players in Russia

By David Brandt - Associated Press

FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges. They were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

WNBA player arrested In Russia: What if she is guilty?

By Tim Constantine - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver watches the team play against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix. The Suns released a statement regarding a potential media investigation into the workplace culture of the franchise, denying that the organization or Sarver has a history of racism or sexism. The statement sent Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, said the organization is aware that ESPN is working on a story accusing the organization of misconduct on a “variety of topics.” The Suns responded by saying they were “completely baseless claims” and “documentary evidence in our possession and eyewitness accounts directly contradict the reporter’s accusations, and we are preparing our response to his questions.” (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) **FILE**

NBA: Firm will probe Suns after report of racism, misogyny

By David Brandt - Associated Press