The two have, however, had an estranged relationship since the end of Griner’s collegiate career in 2013.
Griner, who publicly came out as a lesbian in February 2013, said she felt discouraged to disclose her sexual orientation during her time at Baylor, claiming that coaches “thought that if it seemed like they condoned it, people wouldn’t let their kids come play for Baylor” in a May 2013 interview with ESPN.
Mulkey spent 21 seasons at Baylor before taking over as the LSU women’s basketball team’s head coach in April 2021.
Griner, who was playing overseas for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia during the WNBA offseason, was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport airport in February after the Russian Federal Customs Service found vape cartridges containing hashish oil inside her luggage, which she reportedly uses for medicinal purposes.
The eight-time All-Star pleaded…
