KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After playing her first game following a two-game suspension for punching and breaking the nose of an opponent, Baylor freshman star Brittney Griner said she missed her teammates and was glad to be back.
Griner scored 13 points and blocked 10 shots in No. 16 Baylor’s 59-54 loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament Friday night. Afterward, the 6-foot-8 Griner spoke publicly for the first time since she hit Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle on March 3.
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey cut off a question directed to Griner about what she learned from the incident. Mulkey answered instead, saying Griner learned missed the game.
Mulkey said the Griner she knows is a “gentle giant.”
