ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn discusses reporting on Brittney Griner
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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I Think There's an Element of Gender in This Situation
T j: I think there's absolutely an element of gender in this. If a back up quarter back in the nfl was being held in the same situation brittny grinder was, this would be front page story and every sports outlet many, many times more than the grinder has. And i do find myself sort of tyin to contemplate and figure out, like, how much of those are, are elements here? The junior sociologist in me thinks that her sexuality does have something to do with it. She's not like other athletes we tend to celebrate. Asannais never obsern in rusa. You can't send anybody to russia to report on the story
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