Mulkey says no contact with Griner since return from Russia
LSU coach Kim Mulkey says she hasn't spoken to Brittney Griner since the former Baylor star returned to the U.S. from a Russian prison
DALLAS (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey has not spoken to Brittney Griner since the former Baylor star was freed from a Russian prison and returned to the U.S., but Mulkey did have a message for her ex-player.
“I’m glad she’s back,” Mulkey said at her Final Four news conference Thursday, a day before the Tigers' meeting with Virginia Tech in the national semifinals. “I’m glad she’s safe, she’s sound. I think everybody is.”
Mulkey was criticized in September for not offering any words of support or encouragement for Griner, the three-time All-American and WNBA star who was arrested in February in Russia on drug-related charges and was later convicted and sentenced to nine years in a Russian jail.
“And you won't,” Mulkey interrupted in the fall when asked for a reaction to Griner's situation by a reporter who suggested the coach hadn't weighed in.
