“I’m Gay. I Hope That’s Not a Problem”: 177 Year Old Texas University Once Came Under Fire From Brittney Griner After Viral Interview – EssentiallySports

WNBA Star Brittney Griner has been in the news for a very long time now. Ever since her arrest in Russia, she has been the talk of the county. And now all her past interviews seem to come to the light, along with her incredible basketball career. In one such interview where a 177-year-old University based in Texas has come to attention. However, this most possibly does not show the university in a positive spotlight.

Brittney Griner has always been open about her sexuality. Ever since her high school days, Griner would always keep herself open regardless of the criticism from others. Her family and friends all knew about her and even her teammates. But when she went to college at Baylor, she was asked to keep it under wraps by none other than her head coach and supporting staff.

Brittney Griner admitted her coach asked her not open up publicly

Griner went to play at Baylor and she was a fantastic player. She broke multiple records at the NCAA level and in her third season, Baylor went 40-0. All in all, she had one of the greatest careers as a basketball player.

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But when she was recruited, the staff and head coach did not want her be open about herself. Especially about her sexuality. Griner added, “I told Coach when she was recruiting me. I was like, ‘I’m gay. I hope that’s not a problem,’ and she told me that it wasn’t. I mean, my teammates knew, obviously they all knew. Everybody knew about it.”

Despite assurances, it was cause of concern for Griner. The staff thought that this could affect their recruitment and did not want Griner to be so open about it. She said, “It was a recruiting thing. The coaches thought that if it seemed like they condoned it, people wouldn’t let their kids come play for Baylor.”

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Griner adds that this was like an unwritten law at the university. And they did not want the players’ private lives to be so open. Despite this, all of her teammates knew and they were very comfortable with it. And Griner did not cause an issue for recruitment when she was there. But it may not have been wise to tell a player to keep it under wraps. And the university came under a lot of stick for doing that.

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