Sunny Hostin says Brittney Griner’s release suggests women basketball players 'need to be paid more'
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: ‘The View’ co-host Sunny Hostin expressed her views after WNBA star Brittney Griner returned home in exchange for Russian ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout. On Thursday, December 8, the 54-year-old lawyer reportedly said that Griner’s release from the Russian prison suggested that women basketball players deserved more money than what they were currently receiving.
The 32-year-old athlete had been in Russia’s captivity since February after suthorities found cannabis oil in her bag at Moscow airport. In August, she was sentenced to nine years in prison. However, after continuous efforts of Griner’s family and US authorities, she has finally returned to the US, as per Daily Caller.
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Shedding light on Griner’s confinement in a foreign country and the struggles she had to face, Hostin, who serves as one of the WNBA board of advocates, noted that her freedom “highlights why our women need to be paid their value in sports because that’s why she was over there in the first place.” Griner reportedly makes $221,450 per year by playing for the Phoenix Mercury.