Multiple WNBA players in Russia are making plans to leave or seriously discussing the possibility after the invasion of Ukraine, agents told ESPN.
Women's basketball players spend their WNBA offseasons playing overseas, where they make significantly more money than stateside. Some of the game's biggest names play in Russia, where deep-pocketed team owners pay good money and provide professional athlete-level perks.
Agents asked that their players' names not be used for safety reasons.
"For me, it's way past 'considering' leaving," longtime agent Mike Cound, who worked for the U.