Basketball stars from the US refused to go to Russia even for millions of dollars

Against the backdrop of invasion of Ukraine and after history with the American basketball player Brittny Grainer, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison allegedly for the fact that the cartridge for waipe in her luggage contained a grush oil, playing women's national basketball association (WNBA). Countries for speeches. About it reports Independent.

Although Russia has been a permanent place for migration of basketball players during the WNBA off -season, they have been paid a salary of more than a million dollars, gave all the necessary resources and convenience. "Honestly, I spent a great time in Russia, but given the fact that BG (Brittny Grainer) is still illegally held in prison, no one will go there until she returns home," said Brianna Stuart, colleague Grainer. From a Russian team that paid millions of dollars to Americans.

She also added that now many female athletes want to go abroad, but for the same salary as in Russia, they will choose the best places. Now Brianna Stuart and other WNBA stars, such as Johncwell Jones and Courtney Wander -Service, who have also earned millions of dollars in Russian clubs, will go to other countries this winter.

The American trio, like Greener, defended the colors of the UGMK Yekaterinburg club, which won five Euroleiga titles over the past eight seasons and dominated the European Women's Basketball for twenty years. Former WNBA Stars Delisha Milton Jones and Diana Taurazi also played for this Russian team. Last winter, about ten American women played in the Russian Federation, but now none of them plans to return.

Stuart, for example, after the World Cup will go to Turkey to play for Istanbul "Fenerbahche". On the banks of the Bosphorus, they will earn hundreds of thousands of dollars - much less than in the Russian Federation. "The fact is that our club has accepted us very well, we have a good relationship with these people, I never forget about it. But because of the BG situation it is hard to imagine that someone will dare to come back now,"-said 33-year-old Courtney Wandering.

who has received Hungarian citizenship and plays a local team. Johnkwell Jones, together with Stuart, will perform in the Turkish League - for the Mercen team. The 198-centimeter basketball player says that it is ready to return to Russia again after political changes in the country and the release of Brittny Grainer.