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What happened during Brittney Griner's 2010 game against an opposing player at Baylor University?
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Brittney Griner
Basketball star Brittney Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury, shown during a 2019 WNBA game.
During a 2010 game in her first season at Baylor University, Brittney Griner generated controversy when she punched an opposing player, which resulted in the player suffering a broken nose. As a consequence of this action, Griner was suspended for two games.1