Brittney Griner Says She’ll , ‘Never Go Overseas to Play Again’.<br />'People' reports that Griner held a <br />press conference on April 27 in Phoenix.<br />'People' reports that Griner held a <br />press conference on April 27 in Phoenix.<br />It was the first time she's spoken to reporters <br />since being released from Russian detainment.<br />It was the first time she's spoken to reporters <br />since being released from Russian detainment.<br />One of the reporters asked the 32-year-old <br />WNBA star if she'd ever go overseas <br />to play basketball again.<br />I'm never going overseas to play again unless I'm representing my country at the Olympics, Brittney Griner, via press conference.<br />If I make that team, that would be the only time I would leave the U.S. soil, <br />and that's just to represent the USA, Brittney Griner, via press conference.<br />Griner previously played in international leagues for financial reasons.<br />I'll say this, the whole reason a lot of us go over is the pay gap... As much as I would love to pay my light bill with the love of the game, I can't, Brittney Griner, via press conference.<br />So I think that's probably one of the biggest reasons people are still going overseas, and that's why I was there. <br />So hopefully that changes, Brittney Griner, via press conference.<br />As the WNBA prepares to kick off <br />the new season, Griner hopes more <br />businesses "start to invest in our craft.".<br />If you haven't watched before, we have a really good craft in ourselves in the WNBA, and it's a shame that we have <br />to leave our families for holidays, Brittney Griner, via press conference.<br />Griner, who received a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for having hash oil vape cartridges, was released on Dec. 8 in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout.<br />She plans to release a tell-all memoir <br />of her experience next year
