?Even a Grown Man Couldn?t Hold Me Back?: After Brutal WNBA Brawl, Brittney Griner Once Regretted Choosing Violence

WNBA Star Brittney Griner was involved in one of the ugliest fights seen in WNBA history, which caused six players to get ejected from the game. But Griner, who couldn’t even be stopped by a grown man, regretted choosing violence at that point. It was the 2019 WNBA season and the Phoenix Mercury and the Dallas Wings were going head-to-head in a highly intense matchup.

The game was very testy and there was lingering tension between the two teams. In fact, the two teams had a history, and some players did not get along well.

And then it imploded in the fourth quarter. Griner tangled with Wings’ Kristine Anigwe when they were brought together fighting for a rebound. Anigwe pulled Griner’s arm and she swung at BG’s head. This infuriated Griner as she swung back ferociously.

The brawling players started swinging at each other close to the bench and Anigwe retreated back to her team. But this did not stop Griner as she chased and continued to swing fists. And several other players got involved in the altercation as they pushed and shoved each other.

Brittney Griner said the brawl was a culmination of previous interactions

The fight was not a good look on Griner, her teammates, or the WNBA. And Griner later addressed the entire brawl and gave her thoughts on what happened in an interview a few years ago. BG admitted that she was in the wrong for her entire reaction.

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She said, ” Most people don’t understand and what’s it like to play in a game and never get a call that you want to get. But you get a called against you. So it’s frustrating. I’m bigger, 6’8″, a little bit stronger…”

The refs held back Griner as they tried to stop the fight. But Griner was really strong, and the refs found it hard to stop her. She later added,” Even a grown man couldn?t hold me back.”

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BG later said she apologized to the referees if they had caught any elbows or hits during the process. This incident incited a massive brawl, which got six players kicked out. After the incident, the WNBA suspended multiple players, and Griner was given the biggest one as she was suspended for three games. In hindsight, the Phoenix Mercury star admitted that she regrets causing the entire brawl in the first place.