LAS VEGAS — When Brittney Griner was named an All-Star starter last month, Breanna Stewart immediately maneuvered to post her friend up next to her again as a teammate, even if for a short time.
“To have her sitting next to me, to have her on my team, that was my No. 1,” Stewart, who earned the All-Star captaincy by finishing second in fan voting, said Friday. “I had to do some behind-the-scenes negotiations to have everything right and the way I wanted it. But it’s incredible.”
The deal to secure Griner as Team Stewart’s center, and as Stewart’s interview mate ahead of the contest, was a big one.