Brittney Griner Slams Retirement Speculation — ‘Cut That Out’

News ArticlePublishedMay 03, 2026 at 10:45 PM EDTupdatedMay 03, 2026 at 10:46 PM EDTBy Megan ArmstrongThe Connecticut Sun are in the process of being sold to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for a record $300 million, per ESPN. If the WNBA and NBA boards of governors approve the sale, the Sun will relocate to Houston in 2027.This might be the franchise's final season in Connecticut, but it definitely won't be Brittney Griner's final season in the WNBA.Griner, 35, signed with the Sun during free agency last month. The team confirmed Griner signed a one-year contract, and ESPN's Alexa Philippou reported that it was "a seven-figure deal."Connecticut played its final preseason game on Sunday before tipping off the regular season against the New York Liberty next Friday, May 8. Afterward, Griner told reporters why she decided to continue her legendary basketball career with the Sun...."The coaches, and the GM, and everybody in the front office, and the players," Griner said. "I have connections with a couple of the coaches here. When I think back to my first All-Star, it was actually in the Mohegan, and I remember partying it up in that rock club."Griner added, "They believed in me, too. They