Brittney Griner's travel plans for the 2023 WNBA season lasted all of two road trips.
Allowing teams to fly via private plans has been contentious topic between the WNBA and its players for years, with the league forbidding teams from booking them to avoid the millions of dollars in costs. Mercury owner Mat IshbiaGriner is obviously a special case after becoming a highly controversial political figure due to her imprisonment, and her harassment last weekend revived concerns about her safety while flying commercial.
It's becoming increasingly unclear why exactly Griner was flying commercial at all in Dallas. The WNBA said it had worked with the Mercury to create a plan for Griner that included charter flights and security personnel before the season, but ESPN reports the league pre-approved only two charter flights for her all year.
The league reportedly denied limiting Griner's ability to fly charter, though, claiming it gave the Mercury the ability to fly Griner privately throughout the season. Wherever the blame game falls, the end result was Griner being asked disgusting questions by a YouTuber in the Dallas concourse before he was pushed away by security.The latest in the Griner situation coincides with the league making a somewhat major change in how it allows teams to travel.that allows customers to book seats on smaller planers with many of the accoutrements of a private plane.
JSX does offer the ability to create custom flights at a much higher price, which the WNBA forbade teams from doing. That might be what's changing as the league tries to avoid another ugly scene with Griner.
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