{"id":78760,"date":"2025-08-08T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=78760"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:43:11","slug":"did-brittney-griner-get-suspended-from-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/did-brittney-griner-get-suspended-from-the-wnba\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Brittney Griner Get Suspended From the WNBA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner is not someone who is unfamiliar with controversies. Griner has been a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>WNBA <\/a>since 2013, and ever since, she has received multiple suspensions in the league. In 2015, she and her then-wife, Glory Johnson, were suspended for seven games each following their domestic violence arrest. Later in 2019, Griner received another three-game suspension. The 34-year-old has found herself in hot waters over and over again, and this time is nothing new!&nbsp;<\/p><p>During the Dream&rsquo;s recent clash with the Wings, Griner was ejected from the court. The 34-year-old engaged in a heated confrontation with referee Angelica Suffern during the third quarter. The ten-time WNBA All-Star got upset over a foul call while battling for a rebound with Haley Jones. She then started arguing with the referee and was given a technical foul.&nbsp;<\/p><p>As she pleaded for her case, Griner came close to making contact with the official, and in doing so, she was assessed a second technical foul and got ejected. Though Griner&rsquo;s ejection didn&rsquo;t affect the Dream, as they went on to register an 88-85 win over the Wings. However, it led to speculations that she would face suspension. Is it true? Let&rsquo;s find out.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brittney Griner was ejected from last nights game for bumping into an official.<br><br>This is who the Biden Administration traded for a Russian Arms dealer, Viktor Bout.<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVQzF15gv9\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/LVQzF15gv9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanJaeger29\/status\/1950921526644973689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Was Brittney Gear Suspended from WNBA?&nbsp;<\/h2><p>There have been talks that the league would review the incident involving Griner and the official. While nothing is confirmed now, there are chances that she might face penalties, including a fine or suspension. The rules for the WNBA aren&rsquo;t as clear as compared to other leagues. Generally, putting hands on the official would automatically lead to disciplinary action.&nbsp;<\/p><p>According to the official rule book, &ldquo;any additional unsportsmanlike conduct shall be reported by datagram immediately to the Operations Department.&rdquo; Hence, it is possible that she might face suspension for a few games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Brittney Griner get suspended from the WNBA?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":78761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[4983],"class_list":["post-78760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-brittney-griner"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Did Brittney Griner Get Suspended From the WNBA? 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