{"id":1935342,"date":"2023-05-22T02:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T06:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coach-baffled-by-crowd-size-for-brittney-griners-wnba-return-game\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T02:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T06:10:09","slug":"coach-baffled-by-crowd-size-for-brittney-griners-wnba-return-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coach-baffled-by-crowd-size-for-brittney-griners-wnba-return-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach surprised by small crowd at Brittney Griner&#8217;s WNBA comeback."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoach-baffled-by-crowd-size-for-brittney-griners-wnba-return-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1935342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Brittney Griner&#8217;s Return to the WNBA<\/h2>\n<p>Even if you consider yourself a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-orders-restaurants-to-keep-tvs-off-as-outdoor-dining-resumes-and-super-bowl-approaches\/\" title=\"Los Angeles County Orders Restaurants To Keep TVs Off As Outdoor Dining Resumes And Super Bowl Approaches\">sports fan<\/a>, you may not have known that the WNBA season started on Friday. But don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re not alone. The league has been struggling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-responds-to-former-press-secretary-writing-tell-all-book-digging-up-new-scandals\/\" title=\"Melania Responds To Former Press Secretary Writing Tell-All Book Digging Up \u2018New Scandals\u2019\">gain relevance<\/a> in recent years, with women&#8217;s college basketball often stealing the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>However, if there&#8217;s one WNBA player you might recognize, it&#8217;s Brittney Griner. Her recent detainment and arrest in Russia made headlines, and after 10 months in custody, she was finally able to return to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Griner made her return to the court on Friday as the center for the Phoenix Mercury. Despite the team&#8217;s loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, Griner put up impressive numbers with 18 points, six rebounds, and four blocks.<\/p>\n<h3>Coach&#8217;s Confusion<\/h3>\n<p>After the game, Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard expressed her confusion and disappointment that the arena wasn&#8217;t sold out for Griner&#8217;s return. However, the reality is that WNBA games rarely sell out, and the crowd of over 10,000 fans was actually double the Sparks&#8217; average attendance from last season.<\/p>\n<p>While Griner&#8217;s return is certainly noteworthy, it&#8217;s important to remember that she&#8217;s not without controversy. Her detainment in Russia was a result of breaking the country&#8217;s laws regarding recreational drugs, and while her treatment was unjust, it&#8217;s not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coach-baffled-by-crowd-size-for-brittney-griners-wnba-return-game\/\" title=\"Coach surprised by small crowd at Brittney Griner's WNBA comeback.\">clear-cut cultural win<\/a> for the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>On a positive note, Griner did stand for the national anthem before the game, a change from her previous criticism of the tradition. While this alone won&#8217;t necessarily boost attendance, it&#8217;s a step in the right direction for the league.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WNBA struggles to gain relevance<\/li>\n<li>Brittney Griner returns to the court<\/li>\n<li>Coach disappointed by crowd size<\/li>\n<li>Griner&#8217;s controversial past<\/li>\n<li>Griner stands for national anthem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the WNBA may not be the most popular league, it&#8217;s still worth keeping an eye on the talented players who take the court. Who knows, maybe one day the league will finally get the recognition it deserves.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates on the WNBA and other sports news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sports enthusiasts. The WNBA season started on Friday, but the league&#8217;s relevance is questionable. Women&#8217;s college basketball holds more cultural significance than the WNBA, although not necessarily for sports fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1935343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[6887,4024,3754,13458,6934,3982,7188],"class_list":["post-1935342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-brittney","tag-coach","tag-comeback","tag-crowd","tag-griners","tag-surprised","tag-wnba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1935342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1935342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1935342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1935343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1935342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1935342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1935342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}