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Looking up to someone for one of the few times in her basketball life, Brittney Griner leaned into the 7-foot man in front of her, watching and listening as he flipped in one hook shot after another.

So odd to me, that people wonder why Jason Collins' coming out made bigger waves than Brittney Griner's. Well, gather 'round, because I'm about to explain. How many WNBA players are out? As of 2005, Michele Van Gorp, Sue Wicks and Sheryl Swoop...

Brittney Griner and Jason Collins recently acknowledged their sexuality in different ways, which begs the question of what role we the media should play in "outing" sports figures.

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What exactly does it mean to be an openly gay athlete? Well, the recent news surrounding Brittney Griner shows the changing dialogue around gay athletes in sports.

Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were joined on the WBCA Coaches' All-America team by Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins, Kayla McBride, Stefanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Chiney Ogwumike, Alyssa Thomas and Chelsea Gray.

After Mavericks owner Mark Cuban mused about seeing her in a Mavericks uniform, Amin Elhassan, -- formerly of the Suns front office, and a one-time video coordinator for the world champion Phoenix Mercury -- considers how Baylor's Brittney Griner mig...

Mark Cuban says numerology is telling him Brittney Griner could make it in the NBA; Robinson Cano joins forces with Jay-Z; and Josh Reddick resembles the Wolfman. We review another week that doesn't quite add up in The Buzz That Was.

Amin Elhassan offers his scouting report on Baylor star Brittney Griner, talks with scouts and Ann Meyer Drysdale about whether Griner could compete against NBA talent.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2013

How would Brittney Griner fare in the NBA? Kevin Pelton looks at the numbers.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2013

Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY SportsCould Brittney Griner hold her own in the NBA?Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently said that he would consider drafting Brittney Griner in the second round of the NBA Draft. Could Griner play in the NBA? Would i...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently said that he would consider selecting Brittney Griner in the second round of the NBA Draft. Could Griner play in the NBA? Would it be wise for the Mavericks to use a second-round pick on the Baylor women...

DENVER -- Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn't ready to offer a scouting report on Brittney Griner and isn't willing to weigh in on the likelihood of the former Baylor star becoming the first woman to play in the NBA. It's a subject that has...

Miami Heat forward Shane Battier, who has played several pickup basketball games with women over the years, predicts that the NBA is not far away from having its first female player.

It would have been perfect if Griner had told Cuban to spend more time worrying about the Mavericks' playoffs chances than her NBA possibilities.

No current female basketball player would be able to compete in the NBA. That includes Baylor center Brittney Griner.