Brittney Griner, a star for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, was chased around by a knife-wielding maniac and stabbed last night in China when she tried to board her team bus. Griner is playing for the Beijing Great Wall of the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association during the WNBA offseason and was departing a practice facility with two teammates when the culprit confronted the group with his weapon. The former Baylor standout was slashed on the elbow, but made it on to the bus relatively unscathed. The assailant left the scene before later returning for some reason, covered in blood. He was then apprehended by local police and taken into custody. It remains unclear what provoked the incident, though Griner is a lesbian who is engaged to fellow WNBA star Glory Johnson . Any hate crime motivation on the part of the attacker is pure speculation on our part, however. “First let me say I’m ok!!!! But last night me and 3 my teammates got chase and attack by a man with a big ass knife got a little scratch and my teammates walk away unharmed!” Griner wrote on Instagram, adding: “He chase us into our bus and had us corned yelling at us then he finally left! Ugh lets just say I’m ready to get out this city we are visiting! Life can be took at any moment! Cherish every moment! AGAIN IM OK! Thank you to everyone that has been checking on me!” 14 Scandalous Sports Stories 1. LIAR! Lance Armstrong denied it and denied it, but he eventually came clean: yes, he cheated to win every Tour de France.
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Brittney Griner, WNBA Superstar, Stabbed in China
