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We Were Just Grateful To Have A League

2023/6/13
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Queens of the Court: A WNBA Podcast
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Sheryl Swoopes认为WNBA应该优先考虑球员的安全，采取措施保护球员的身心健康，包括考虑为球员提供包机服务，以避免球员在商业航班旅行中遭遇骚扰和不安全事件。她回顾了自己和队友在职业生涯中遇到的类似问题，并指出联盟应该在保障球员安全方面做得更好。她还强调了球员在比赛和旅行中的巨大压力，以及包机服务能够改善球员的整体体验。 Jordan Robinson也关注球员安全问题，并指出在达拉斯机场发生的针对布里特妮·格里纳和菲尼克斯水星队的事件暴露了安全计划中的漏洞。她认为，虽然包机航班可以减少球员在旅行途中的骚扰，但这并不能完全解决问题，联盟需要制定更清晰的安全计划，并提供额外的安全措施，例如在商业航班旅行中为球队配备安保人员。她还提到，布里安娜·特纳的推文促使了关于WNBA球员安全问题的讨论，并强调了球员在商业航班旅行中面临的各种风险。

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The hosts discuss the incident where Brittney Griner and her teammates were harassed at the Dallas airport by a YouTuber, leading to concerns about player safety and the need for charter flights in the WNBA.

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On this week's episodes of "Queens of the Court," hosts Sheryl Swoopes and Jordan Robinson unpack the incident at the Dallas Airport when Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were harassed by a YouTuber, the renewed calls for league-wide charter flights, and the WNBA jersey retirement ceremonies for Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles. Plus, they examine a controversial tweet that re-ignited a conversation on racial bias in WNBA media.

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