{"id":1975370,"date":"2023-07-17T16:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-goes-crazy-for-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-but-basketball-fans-spot-an-immediate-problem\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:44:39","slug":"media-goes-crazy-for-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-but-basketball-fans-spot-an-immediate-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-goes-crazy-for-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-but-basketball-fans-spot-an-immediate-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Media frenzy over Brittney Griner&#8217;s epic slam dunk, yet basketball enthusiasts quickly notice a glaring issue."},"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\">32<\/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%2Fmedia-goes-crazy-for-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-but-basketball-fans-spot-an-immediate-problem%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=1975370&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>Is \u200bBrittney\u2064 Griner still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rocky-mountain-high-coach-prime-picks-colorado-as-he-continues-his-climb\/\" title=\"Rocky Mountain High: Coach Prime Picks Colorado As He Continues His Climb\">catching breaks<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p>The\u2063 WNBA star and \u200berstwhile\u2063 Russian prisoner,\u200c who \u2064was\u2063 returned to \u200dthe \u2062United States in\u200b a \u200bswap\u2062 that freed a notorious \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-swap-brittney-griner-reveals-sick-priorities-biden-admin\/\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" \u2064rel=\"noopener\">Russian\u200b arms\u2062 dealer<\/a>,\u2063 was \u200cbeing\u2064 celebrated this\u2063 weekend \u200dfor a slam dunk during\u200d the league\u2019s\u200b All-Star Game on Saturday \u200din Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>But plenty of viewers who saw\u200c the \u200bvideo \u200dare raising \u2063plenty\u200c of doubts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBG is BACKKKK,\u201d \u200cthe WNBA \u200bofficial Twitter\u200c account roared.\u00a0\u201cBrittney Griner with \u2062the\u200b early\u200c slam on\u2062 ABC!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" \u2063lang=\"en\">BG IS BACKKKK<\/p>\n<p>Brittney Griner with the early \u200dslam on \u200dABC! \u200d| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATT?\">@ATT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBAAllStar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBAAllStar<\/a>\u2064 <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IFGgLMGPh\">pic.twitter.com\/2IFGgLMGPh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cWNBA (@WNBA) <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1680380976768364545?\">July 16, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSHOWTIME DUNK \u2062FOR \u200dBG!\u201d\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/38017047\/wnba-all-star-game-2023-brittney-griner-jewell-loyd-team-stewie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> \u200ddeclared.<\/p>\n<blockquote\u200d class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u2063dir=\"ltr\"\u2063 lang=\"en\">SHOWTIME DUNK \u200bFOR\u200d BG! \u2062 <a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBAAllStar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBAAllStar<\/a> <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YVUQE0yfDB\">pic.twitter.com\/YVUQE0yfDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bESPN \u2062(@espn)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1680381551090040832?\">July 16, \u20632023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sports \u2063Illustrated \u2063also\u200c hyped \u200cit on\u200b <a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SInow\/status\/1680382524374089733\"\u200b target=\"_blank\"\u200b rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.\u2063 (It\u2019s \u200can eternal \u200cwonder\u2064 how bastions \u200cof sports \u200blike\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-celebrates-womens-history-month-lia-thomas-profile-former-opponent-goes-off-spineless-network\/\" \u200ctarget=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports-illustrated-puts-man-pretending-woman-wearing-two-piece-magazine-cover\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>\u200b have become\u2062 so\u200c woke.)<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 WNBA \u2062videos\u200d go,\u200d it\u2019s\u2064 certainly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-brewing-crisis-biden-faces-worsening-dilemma-over-warehousing-kids-at-the-southern-border-report-says\/\" title=\"\u2018A Brewing Crisis\u2019: Biden Faces \u2018Worsening Dilemma\u2019 Over \u2018Warehousing Kids\u2019 At The Southern Border, Report Says\">eye-catching<\/a>\u2062 enough\u2063 \u2014 even \u2063if\u200c the announcer\u2019s \u200bvoice did\u200d sound a\u2063 little \u2062strained to\u2063 make\u200d it \u200call <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-goes-crazy-for-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-but-basketball-fans-spot-an-immediate-problem\/\" title=\"Media frenzy over Brittney Griner's epic slam dunk, yet basketball enthusiasts quickly notice a glaring issue.\">sound \u200bsuper-duper\u2064 exciting<\/a><\/em>. \u2064The ritual \u2064bow by the fan \u200din the\u2062 background \u2063didn\u2019t hurt\u200c the \u2063atmosphere either.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062problem, as\u200b any amateur basketball\u2063 observer \u200bwould\u200d think\u200c immediately, is, \u2063\u201cWas\u200b that\u200b legal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basketball players are\u200d generally\u200c required \u2063to \u200bdribble the ball while\u2062 in motion. Taking \u2062steps without doing so is called\u2064 \u201ctraveling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governing regulation appears to be in the<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wnba.com\/league\/2022\/05\/2022-WNBA-RULE-BOOK-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\"> WNBA 2022 rulebook<\/a>, \u2064Rule\u2062 10,\u200b section\u200b XIII:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA \u2063player \u200cwho\u2063 gathers the \u2064ball while\u2064 progressing \u2062may \u200dtake (1)\u200d two steps\u200c in coming\u200c to a\u200b stop,\u2062 passing \u200bor\u2063 shooting\u200b the \u2063ball,\u2064 or\u200b (2)\u200b if she has not\u2064 yet\u2062 dribbled,\u2064 one step \u2063prior \u2063to releasing\u2064 the \u200dball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in \u2064this case,\u2062 it looked like\u2063 the \u200c6-foot-9 Phoenix \u200bMercury\u200b center was\u2063 doing \u2062almost\u200b as\u200c much traveling\u200d at the \u200bAll-Star\u2063 game \u2062as \u2064she\u200d ever\u200d did \u200bwith \u200dcannabis oil on her\u200d way to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russian-court-makes-major-ruling-brittney-griner-us-diplomat-calls-excessive-disproportionate\/\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">Russian prison \u200ccell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users\u2062 let\u2064 out\u2063 the \u200dalarm:<\/p>\n<blockquote\u200b class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I \u200bcounted at\u200c least 4 steps<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bJamaal\u200d Abdul-Alim\u2063 (@dcwriter360)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcwriter360\/status\/1680447008824258560?\">July\u2063 16, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote\u200d class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Walking\u2064 &#038;\u200c Travelling\u2063 All The \u200bWay Outa \u200dRussian \u200dJail Cell\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 AG\u2063 (@Easy_AG_NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Easy_AG_NBA\/status\/1680648967133220864?\">July 16,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote\u200d class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p \u200bdir=\"ltr\"\u200d lang=\"en\">If\u200c Michael Jordan \u200btook \u200bthat many steps, \u2063his feet\u200c would clear\u2062 the basket.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian\u200b Doherty\u2064 (@BDOH) \u2063<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDOH\/status\/1680771370894893057?\">July\u200d 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p \u200ddir=\"ltr\" \u200dlang=\"en\">I guess \u2062they\u200d don\u2019t\u200c call traveling\u200d in\u200b the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c AdamInHTownTX (Not\u2063 a \u200dBiologist)\u200c (@AdamInHTownTX) <a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamInHTownTX\/status\/1680731542019088385?\">July 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Naturally, there were Griner defenders \u2063who\u2062 maintained that she dribbled \u2064between \u2064taking \u2062the \u2062pass \u200dand\u200c going for\u200d the\u2062 dunk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Did\u2064 Brittney \u2063Griner travel\u2064 before \u2064this\u2064 dunk?<\/div>\n<div\u2064 id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: \u200bnone\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this \u200cpoll entitles \u200byou\u200d to The Western Journal news \u2064updates\u2063 free \u2064of charge.\u2062 You\u200d may opt\u200d out at anytime. 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nowrap;\n\t\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 5px;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-question\u2062 {\n\t\t\tfont-weight:\u2064 bold;\n\t\t\tfont-size: var( \u200b--big-font-size\u200c );\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.firefly-poll-Disclaimer \u2062{\n\t\t\tfont-size: var(--smallest-font-size);\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t@media\u2062 (\u200b max-width:\u200d 768px\u2063 )\u200d {\n\t\t\t#firefly-poll-container\u2064 {\n\t\t\t\twidth:\u2063 90%;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left:\u200b 20px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/div>\n<p>That alleged dribble takes\u200c place about the \u20622-second\u200b mark of the \u200dWNBA\u200b video. Look \u200cclosely\u200d at \u2062it. Again \u200cand again.\u2062 It\u2019s very difficult to \u200csee.<\/p>\n<p>If\u2062 the \u2064Women\u2019s\u200b National Basketball\u2063 Association \u2064were more popular,\u200d it would\u200d be \u2064a mystery \u2063worthy \u200bof the Muhammad Ali \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/roadshow\/stories\/articles\/2021\/5\/24\/ali-phantom-punch-controversy-explained\">phantom\u2063 punch<\/a>\u201d that\u200d knocked \u200bdown Sonny Liston in 1965 and \u200ckept Ali boxing\u2019s \u2064heavyweight \u200bchampion.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the WNBA, \u2062it\u2019s not\u200c more\u2063 popular and\u200b is unlikely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/why-the-wnba-remains-irrelevant-to-most-sports-fans-21-years-later\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\">to ever\u2064 be\u200d popular<\/a>, \u2062so this dispute\u2064 is likely\u200c to be \u200climited\u2062 to \u2063the Twitter\u2064 world \u2014\u200b where \u2062an \u200cinfinitely larger \u200dnumber \u2063of \u200bviewers saw the video\u200c of\u2063 the dunk than watched the \u200cWNBA\u2062 All-Star\u200d Game\u200b itself \u2063\u2014 \u2064or \u200dknew\u200b or\u200d cared about \u2062its \u200bresults.<\/p>\n<p>Some Griner\u2062 defenders\u200b slammed the \u200bcritics \u200bas \u201chaters.\u201d Please.\u2063 Pointing\u200d out what\u200c looks like\u2063 a fairly \u2062obvious rules\u200c violation\u200d in \u2063a sport doesn\u2019t qualify as\u2063 \u201chate\u201d\u200d \u2014 unless\u2063 it\u2019s hate of cheating.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s \u2062no \u2063denying there are a\u2062 good number\u200c of \u2063Americans who \u2063will leap to\u2062 criticize\u2064 Griner\u200b on just about \u200cany excuse, considering how she \u200bwas one\u2064 of\u200b the\u200b athletes \u200cwho \u200dtook a \u200bstand\u200c against \u200cthe national \u200canthem during the insanity of\u200d the 2020 \u2064riots over the death of \u2064drug-abusing\u2063 counterfeiting suspect \u200cGeorge Floyd in \u2064Minneapolis \u2064(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brittney-griner-changes-tune-national-anthem-first-game-back-since-russian-imprisonment\/\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she \u200bchanged her\u200d tune<\/a> \u2063after getting \u2062out of \u200ba \u200cRussian \u200cprison).<\/p>\n<p>There \u200bare also quite \u2063a few who \u2063question\u200d \u2014 \u2062or even resent\u2062 \u2014 Griner being\u2062 free while the Biden\u200b administration \u2063left\u200d behind Marine\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-goes-scorched-earth-bidens-unpatriotic-embarrassment-abandoning-marine-veteran\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veteran\u200c Paul\u2062 Whalen<\/a>, \u200dwho remains in\u2064 a Russian \u2062prison \u2062on \u2063an \u2064evidently \u2062trumped-up espionage \u200dcharge.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063fact that\u200d the United \u2062States \u200btraded an arms\u200d dealer \u2064so evil\u200d that he\u2019s \u2064nicknamed \u201c<a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-senate-democrat-turns-biden-blasts-3-words-brittney-griner-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\">the \u200cmerchant\u200c of death<\/a>\u201d\u200b simply \u200cto \u200bplacate\u200c President\u2064 Joe \u2064Biden\u2019s leftist\u200d base by \u200cfreeing \u200ba lesbian \u200dwoman who has \u2064the advantage of being black \u2014\u200c all\u2064 while leaving\u200c behind a former\u2063 Marine to \u2062basically rot in a\u200c prison\u2064 cell\u200d \u2014\u200c is \u2062just \u2063one \u2064more\u200c mark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russia-celebrates-griner-prisoner-swap-capitulation-america\/\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against the\u200d Biden \u2062presidency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And \u2063it\u2019s going\u2063 to \u2062be\u200c a\u2062 mark\u2062 Brittney Griner \u2063carries \u2063for\u2062 the rest\u200d of her\u200d basketball career,\u2064 if \u2062not \u200cher \u200clife.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2062 caught\u200c a\u2062 big\u2062 break \u200bhaving \u2064a\u2062 pliable, \u200dsenescent \u2064Joe\u2063 Biden in the White\u200d House\u2064 when she got herself in\u2064 a jam.<\/p>\n<p>She might have \u200djust caught\u200d another \u200cone when\u200b refs\u200b appeared to \u2062look\u200c the\u2062 other way \u2062in \u200dfavor\u200b of \u2062producing a \u2064highlight reel\u2063 out of \u2064the\u2064 WNBA\u2019s \u200bAll-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>Americans\u200c who respect\u200c the\u2063 rules \u2014 \u2063whether \u2063in \u2064international \u200caffairs or \u2064on the WNBA basketball court \u200c\u2014\u200b can \u2064be\u200d forgiven\u2063 for not automatically\u200d applauding.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d post <a \u2064rel=\"nofollow\"\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-goes-crazy-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-basketball-fans-spot-immediate-problem\/\">Media Goes Crazy\u200b for\u2064 Brittney\u2062 Griner&#8217;s\u2062 Slam\u200b Dunk, But Basketball\u200d Fans\u2064 Spot \u200can\u200b Immediate Problem<\/a> \u200dappeared first\u200c on\u2062 <a \u2064rel=\"nofollow\" \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western \u200bJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Brittney Griner still getting lucky? The WNBA star, once held captive in Russia and released in exchange for a notorious arms dealer, received praise this weekend for a powerful slam dunk at the All-Star Game in Las Vegas. However, many viewers who witnessed it were left wondering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2007,"featured_media":1975371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[],"class_list":["post-1975370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1975370","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\/2007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}