Coming Home

by Brittney Griner

definitely not in a world that mistakes you for what it most fears: a Black man.

pro women hoopers often work year-round. We earn about 250 times less than NBA players and have a hard cap on our salaries.

So we decided I’d complete this one last season before leaning into the next one. We’d find a church. We’d grow our family. We’d be together. Finally.

If I went on my Instagram right now, probably fifteen people would be on there saying something about my being a man. Stay out of my underwear. Stay out of my tits. Stay out of my private life.