Glad she's out. BUT -- Biden should announce, Russia, Iran, North Korea, China....

[3Hotdogs]

They are shithole countries. From now on, you get arrested in one of those,

You're on your own.

[Paladin]

1. Thanks so much for contributing to the festive atmosphere.

[lark]

2. Just don't go to these stupidly dangerous places.

Duh!

I'd love to go to Baghdad, what a city of antiquities, but have given up on the hope of going to the Middle East. Egypt, just a dream these days. I never cared much to go to Russia, even though our friends adored it there around 10 years ago, and now negative desire to go there - ever!

[mahina]

3. You're probably aware of the discrepancy in pay for female athletes

I wouldn’t go to Russia under any circumstances that hasn’t changed in my lifetime but I’m not a professional basketball player.

[Doc Sportello]

5. The WNBA has never made a profit

It is subsidized by the NBA, which lost $12M on it last year. The base salary for a WNBA layer is $130,000.

https://en.as.com/en/2022/03/07/nba/1646677389_970277.html

[Docreed2003]

8. But for perspective

If you added up every, single WNBA player salary, the total would be less than the lowest paid NBA player.

[Doc Sportello]

9. Totally false and not sure what that has to do with it anyway

The base WNBA salary is $130,000 for 12 teams while the base NBA salary is $1M. So your numbers there are way off.

So do you think every sports team or other profitable businesses must subsidize another money losing business? If the NBA started losing money it would stop financing the WNBA. It is a business operating to make money. Businesses give money to charity all the time, but the only reason the NBA is able to fund the WNBA is because it does make money.

[Firestorm49]

4. It was reported on CNN this morning that female basketball players can make in one game in Russia wh

what they earn in an entire year in the states.

[Doc Sportello]

6. The base WNBA salary is $130,000

I doubt they make that much in a sinlge game in Russia.

https://en.as.com/en/2022/03/07/nba/1646677389_970277.html

[lark]

10. That is so stupidly ridiculous.

Still, not worth it when your life and freedom is at risk by being there.

[Chakaconcarne]

7. Do people still pay attention to state department travel advisories?

I know I do...and wherever I travel, I always check how countries handle what meds can be brought in.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html

So, if they're warning not to go, do I just ignore it and bring my hash oil anyway? Probably not.

Regardless, glad she has been released...maybe some lessons learned here for us all.

[Sogo]

11. Any proof that she actually had that in her possession and that it wasn't planted?

I know, she confessed, but she was forced to do that also, I'm sure. Russian justice system....????

Basically, she was a high-value target for hostage-taking on the part of the Russians, and with the extra hostile relations between the two countries because of Ukraine, Russia couldn't resist. Plus, one of the reasons the MAGAs love Putin and Russia so much is that Russia, too, is racist and anti-LGBTQ, both of which apply to Griner. It was a perfect storm of circumstances that landed on her. I'm really glad she's out now....