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The #31 draft pick last played for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are Hall of Fame centers whose careers helped pave the way for the modern NBA. But what most don’t know is they were also the prototype for the activist athlete.

WNBA player Brittney Griner is home on U.S. soil, but her future remains unclear. The 32-year-old Houston native picked up a basketball during a workout at Sam Houston, the medical facility in San Antonio where she’s recovering after a nine-month jail stint in Russia.

After Steve Nash’s exit from the Brooklyn Nets, the sports world was convinced that suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka was going to be his replacement.

Brittney Griner’s situation has gotten that much more serious. Her lawyers said today that she’s in the process of being moved to a penal colony and Russia.

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